BBC host Simon McCoy hit out at Alastair Campbell for sniping from the sidelines following Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds's baby announcement on Wednesday.

Britain now has Europe's second highest official COVID-19 death toll with more than 26,000, according to figures published on Wednesday that raised questions about Prime Minister Boris Johnson's response to the outbreak.

Keir Starmer and Matt Hancock lead congratulations to Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds as they welcome baby boy  Evening StandardView Full coverage on Google News

Mother and baby are "doing very well," says No 10, and the PM has returned to work in Downing Street.

Boris Johnson, who missed PMQs, is said to have been by his fiancee's side throughout the labour in the early hours of this morning and thanked 'the fantastic NHS maternity team'.

Mr Johnson joins David Cameron, Tony Blair, and 150 years before, Lord John Russell, in becoming new fathers while in office

Boris Johnson previously said he would 'almost certainly' take time off when fiancee Carrie Symonds gave birth, but No10 has signalled he will not go on leave until later in the year.

THE QUEEN has congratulated Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds on their baby boy.

Social media quickly clicked into gear following the news of the birth of Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds' first child together this morning, conjuring up hundreds of fun-poking memes.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 55, was born in New York, to father Stanley Patrick Johnson, author and former politician, and artist mum Charlotte Johnson Wahl - but they didn't name him Boris

Downing Street says he will take time off 'later in year' but rules say it must be within 56 days

The baby arrives only days after the prime minister returned to work following a battle with the coronavirus.

Former Prime Minister David Cameron has shared a message of congratulations on Twitter to friend Boris Johnson following the birth of his baby son with fiancee Carrie Symonds

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 55, has welcomed a baby boy with fiancee Carrie Symonds, 32, at a London hospital this morning. It is their first child together and mother and son are "doing well"

PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds have welcomed the arrival of a baby boy. How many prime ministers have had babies while in office?

Ms Symonds gave birth this morning at a hospital in London

THE QUEEN sent a secret gift to No.10 when former Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife gave birth back in 2000 - and royal fans have been left wondering if she did the same for Boris Johnson's newborn son when she delivered her congratulatory message this afterno…

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‘Wonderful to have a moment of unalloyed joy!’ tweets health secretary Matt Hancock

The birth comes days after Mr Johnson returned to work following an intensive care battle with coronavirus. Carrie Symonds and Boris Johnson announced their pregnancy two months ago.

‘The PM and Ms Symonds are thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning,’ spokesperson says

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's fiancee Carrie Symonds has given birth to a baby boy, the couple have announced.

The United States was preparing on Monday for what one official called the "peak death week" of the coronavirus, while across the Atlantic British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the most prominent person with COVID-19, was taken to intensive care.

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