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It’s a Boy: Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds Announce Birth of 1st Child It’s a Boy: Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds Announce Birth of 1st Child
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LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée, Carrie Symonds, on Wednesday morning announced the birth of a baby boy, adding another milestone to a year of dizzying ups and downs for the British leader.LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée, Carrie Symonds, on Wednesday morning announced the birth of a baby boy, adding another milestone to a year of dizzying ups and downs for the British leader.
Two days after Mr. Johnson returned to work following a serious illness caused by the coronavirus, he and Ms. Symonds, 32, said their baby had been born at a London hospital and was healthy.Two days after Mr. Johnson returned to work following a serious illness caused by the coronavirus, he and Ms. Symonds, 32, said their baby had been born at a London hospital and was healthy.
Ms. Symonds had also suffered symptoms of the virus and had isolated herself during the period when Mr. Johnson, 55, was hospitalized. After three nights in intensive care, he was released on Easter Sunday.Ms. Symonds had also suffered symptoms of the virus and had isolated herself during the period when Mr. Johnson, 55, was hospitalized. After three nights in intensive care, he was released on Easter Sunday.
Ms. Symonds and the baby are “doing very well,” a spokeswoman for Mr. Johnson and his fiancée said, the BBC reported.
The prime minister will take a short paternity leave this year, a spokeswoman for Downing Street said by phone.
The couple announced in late February that Ms. Symonds, a former communications aide for the Conservative Party, was pregnant, and that they planned to be married this summer. A month later, Mr. Johnson contracted the virus and went into isolation.The couple announced in late February that Ms. Symonds, a former communications aide for the Conservative Party, was pregnant, and that they planned to be married this summer. A month later, Mr. Johnson contracted the virus and went into isolation.
Mr. Johnson had been scheduled to face off against the new Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, in Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, which would have been their first encounter in those roles.Mr. Johnson had been scheduled to face off against the new Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, in Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, which would have been their first encounter in those roles.
But Downing Street had been coy about whether Mr. Johnson would appear or hand off the duties to Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, who had taken on many of the prime minister’s duties while he was ill.But Downing Street had been coy about whether Mr. Johnson would appear or hand off the duties to Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, who had taken on many of the prime minister’s duties while he was ill.