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.

What is known is that Boris and his second wife, Marina Wheeler, who separated in 2018, have four children together: Lara Lettice, 27, Milo Arthur, 25, Cassia Peaches, 23, and Theodore Apollo, 21. Boris also has a fifth child, Stephanie Macintyre, who was fathered as a result of an affair with art consultant Helen Macintyre.

Ex-PM Boris Johnson and wife Carrie announce birth of their fourth child in Instagram post - Mrs Johnson says in a caption: ‘Life doesn’t get any better’