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LONDON (Reuters): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancé Carrie Symonds gave birth to a baby Wednesday in a London hospital, a little earlier than expected.
Both mother and child are fine, a spokeswoman said.
Symonds was expected to give birth in early summer.
“The Prime Minister and Mrs Symonds are delighted to announce the birth of a healthy baby in a London hospital this morning,” said the spokeswoman.
“Both mother and baby are doing very well.
“Prime Minister and Ms. Symonds would like to thank the fantastic NHS maternity team.”
Johnson returned to work Monday (April 27), a month after testing positive for Covid-19, which he said had threatened his life. Symonds also had symptoms of the virus but quickly recovered.
“It is good to hear that Downing Street is getting a new resident,” said Johnson’s finance minister Rishi Sunak.
Opposition Labor Party leader Keir Starmer said: “Wonderful news. Congratulations to Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds.”
The couple, who have been living together on Downing Street since Johnson became prime minister in July, announced in February that they are expecting their first child.
Johnson, who declines to say how many children he has in total, was married to Marina Wheeler and they had four children together.
They announced in September 2018 that they had separated and divorced earlier this year.
Few British leaders have had babies while in office, although other recent occupants have seen their families expand on Downing Street.
David Cameron’s wife, Samantha, gave birth to their daughter, Florence, in 2010, and Cherie, Tony Blair’s wife, gave birth to their son, Leo, in 2006.
Before that, Frances, the wife of John Russell, a liberal and liberal 19th-century politician, gave birth to two children in 1848 and 1849 while in office.
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