Boris and Carrie Johnson announce birth of fourth child

Carrie and Boris Johnson have announced the birth of their fourth child, a girl.

Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson was born on 21 May, Mrs Johnson wrote in an Instagram post accompanied by a series of images of the baby.

“I can’t believe how pretty and tiny you are,” she said. “Feel so incredibly lucky. We are all totally smitten.”

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

Pictures of the new arrival included Poppy lying in a bassinet with their other children standing over her, as well as being held by Carrie, 37, and Boris Johnson, 60, in hospital.

“Not sure I’ve slept a minute since you were born as can’t stop looking at how completely lovely you are,” Mrs Johnson wrote.

She also thanked the maternity team at University College London Hospital in Euston, north London, “and particularly to Asma and Patrick who have looked after me so well through all my pregnancies”.

The Johnson’s first two children – Wilfred and Romy – were born while the couple were in Downing Street during the Covid pandemic.

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

Mrs Johnson, a former communications director for the Conservative Party, hinted that their fourth child would be their last, describing Poppy as a “final gang member”.

She said her other children were “utterly delighted” with the addition to the family, noting Romy was “desperate for a little sister”.

The former Tory leader has four grown-up children with his second wife, Marina Wheeler, and another daughter from an affair.

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