BORIS Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning, 

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Both the mother and the newborn are doing very well, their spokesman confirmed.

Ms Symonds and the Prime Minister announced they are expecting a child earlier in March.

Many were quick to congratulate the couple including the Secretary of State Matt Hancock and the Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

 

More to follow.