Boris and Carrie Johnson announce beginning of fourth baby

Carrie and Boris Johnson have introduced the beginning of their fourth baby, a woman.

Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson was born on 21 Might, Mrs Johnson wrote in an Instagram put up accompanied by a collection of photographs of the child.

“I can not consider how fairly and tiny you might be,” she stated. “Really feel so extremely fortunate. We’re all completely smitten.”

The brand new child joins their sons, Wilfred and Frank, and daughter Romy. Poppy – or “Pop Tart”, as she has been nicknamed – is the previous prime minister’s ninth baby.

Photos of the brand new arrival included Poppy mendacity in a bassinet with their different youngsters standing over her, in addition to being held by Carrie, 37, and Boris Johnson, 60, in hospital.

“Unsure I’ve slept a minute because you had been born as cannot cease taking a look at how utterly beautiful you might be,” Mrs Johnson wrote.

She additionally thanked the maternity crew at College Faculty London Hospital in Euston, north London, “and significantly to Asma and Patrick who’ve taken care of me so nicely via all my pregnancies”.

The Johnson’s first two youngsters – Wilfred and Romy – had been born whereas the couple had been in Downing Avenue in the course of the Covid pandemic.

Frank was born in July 2023, their first after Boris Johnson left workplace.

Mrs Johnson, a former communications director for the Conservative Get together, hinted that their fourth baby could be their final, describing Poppy as a “last gang member”.

She stated her different youngsters had been “totally delighted” with the addition to the household, noting Romy was “determined for a little bit sister”.

The previous Tory chief has 4 grown-up youngsters along with his second spouse, Marina Wheeler, and one other daughter from an affair.

He was prime minister from July 2019 till his resignation in September 2022.