Britain’s Boris Johnson and wife Carrie welcome second child
- The baby girl was born in a London hospital on Thursday
- Johnson has at least five other children from previous relationships
The couple said a healthy baby, their second child together, was born in a London hospital early Thursday.
“Both mother and daughter are doing very well,” the couple’s office said in a statement. “The couple would like to thank the brilliant NHS maternity team for all their care and support.”
The couple moved into 10 Downing St. together when Johnson became prime minister in 2019, becoming the first unmarried couple to openly live together at the British leader’s official London residence.
Johnson, now 57, and Carrie, who is 33, married in May 2021, in what is her first marriage and his third.
Johnson has at least five other children from previous relationships.
The new baby is the fourth born to a sitting British prime minister this century. The wives of leaders Tony Blair and David Cameron also had babies while their husbands were in office.
The baby arrived the day after the prime minister held a news conference to announce he was imposing restrictions including work-from-home advice and vaccine passes for crowded venues to try to slow the spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
He is also under pressure over alleged breaches of lockdown rules by government officials, including a Christmas party held in Downing Street in December 2020.
