Boris Johnson's wife Carrie has given birth to the Prime Minister's seventh child today - a baby girl - after a tumultuous 24 hours in Downing Street where the furore over illegal Christmas parties at No 10 rocked his premiership.
The couple walked into a central London hospital at 7.40am this morning - around two hours after police officers turned up to secure the site ahead of Carrie's arrival, MailOnline can reveal.
A masked Mrs Johnson, 33, was accompanied into a side entrance by a bodyguard carrying an overnight bag. Her husband, 57, wearing a mask and a trademark wooly hat, was flanked by two policemen as he followed her in carrying a suitcase and what appeared to be a bluetooth speaker.
The baby girl, a younger sister to their son Wilf, one, who was born in April 2020, was born within a couple of hours with Mr Johnson at his third wife's side throughout the labour and birth.
In a statement, a spokeswoman for the couple said: 'The Prime Minister and Mrs Johnson are delighted to announce the birth of a healthy baby girl at a London hospital earlier today. Both mother and daughter are doing very well. The couple would like to thank the brilliant NHS maternity team for all their care and support.'
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