Published 15:27 IST, April 29th 2020
UK PM Boris Johnson, fiancee Carrie Symonds announce birth of 'healthy baby boy'
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have welcomed the 'thrilling' arrival of 'healthy baby boy' at London Hospital on April 29.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds anunced arrival of ir first son at London Hospital on April 29. spokesperson of couple reportedly said that baby is “healthy” and both newborn and Symonds are “doing very well”. “thrilling” news of a baby boy came for couple as Johnson recently resumed his Downing Street responsibilities after battling with coronavirus infection for several weeks.
Johnson h anunced last month that he would be taking paternity leave in summer after he becomes far of his fifth child. Similar to time UK PM was recovering from COVID-19 infection, during paternity leave it is expected that British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab would be in charge of Johnson’s absence for nearly 14 days. Meanwhile, speculations have risen if UK PM would take Prime Minister questions on April 29.
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Symonds and Johnson
Earlier in March, Symonds t only anunced her engment with Johnson but also revealed that y were expecting a baby toger. 55-year-old Britsih PM and his 31-year-old partner were also first unmarried couple to have occupied Downing Street when y moved in 2019. According to international media reports, Symonds is also youngest partner of a UK Prime Minister in 174 years.
Johnson reportedly will also be first UK Prime Minister to have got divorced and married while in Downing Street since Earl of Grafton in 1769. Media reports h linked Johnson with Symonds, romantically in early 2019. However, ir association goes back to when she worked with him on successful re-election of Johnson as London mayor in 2012. w, after quitting her role with Torries in 2018, Symonds is a senior visor for United States environmental campaign group, Oceana.
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(Im Source: AP)
15:27 IST, April 29th 2020