Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of their baby boy. The couple released a statement confirming the arrival of a 'healthy baby boy' at a London hospital earlier this morning.
A spokeswoman for the couple said both mother and baby are 'doing very well' and thanked the NHS maternity team. Johnson was present throughout the birth at an NHS hospital in London.
The announcement came amid speculation about whether Johnson would attend Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will take the session instead, facing Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Johnson returned to work on Monday after recovering from coronavirus, which required intensive care. The birth is believed to be the reason No 10 could not confirm his attendance at PMQs earlier.
Symonds, 32, formerly the Conservative Party's head of communications, now focuses on environmental and marine conservation. The couple's son follows a tradition of babies born at No 10, including David Cameron's daughter Florence in 2010 and Cherie Blair's son Leo in 2000.
Johnson has four children with his ex-wife Marina Wheeler, and another child from an extramarital affair. Symonds moved into Downing Street when he became PM, making them the first unmarried couple to live there.
