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British Prime Minister&nbsp;Boris&nbsp;Johnson&nbsp;and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds announced on Saturday they are expecting their first child together and are engaged to be married.

The couple has been living together in Downing Street since&nbsp;Johnson&nbsp;became prime minister in July, with Symonds the first unmarried partner to live openly with a British leader in recent history.

"The prime minister and Miss Symonds are very pleased to announce their engagement and that they are expecting a baby in the early summer," the couple said in a statement.

The 55-year-old&nbsp;Johnson&nbsp;took office in July and led his Conservative Party to a decisive election victory in December.

The announcement means he will become the first British prime minister to marry in office for 250 years.

The couple’s relationship was the subject of scrutiny during his bid to take over from Theresa May as prime minister last summer after police were called to Symonds’ home by a neighbour who heard an apparent row between them.

Symonds, 31, said in a message posted on Instagram that she had kept news of her engagement secret until now.

"I wouldn't normally post this kind of thing on here but I wanted my friends to find out from me," she said.

"Many of you already know but for my friends that still don't, we got engaged at the end of last year... and we've got a baby hatching early summer," Symonds said, adding: "Feel incredibly blessed".

Johnson&nbsp;was congratulated by members of parliament, including his former finance minister, Sajid Javid, who resigned after losing a power struggle over who should control Britain's economy.

"Wonderful news!," Javid said on Twitter.

Third marriage

Johnson, known for his rumpled appearance and flamboyant oratory, was previously married to Marina Wheeler, and they had four children together. They announced in September 2018 that they had separated and would divorce after 25 years of marriage.

The couple reached a financial settlement earlier this month, British media have reported.

Johnson&nbsp;has fathered one other child. He has always refused to say how many children he has. During the election campaign,&nbsp;Johnson&nbsp;said that he would not "put them on the pitch".

Johnson&nbsp;was married to Allegra Mostyn-Owen before Wheeler, so Symonds will be his third wife.

Johnson's most notable action so far in office has been to fulfil an election campaign pledge to "get Brexit done". Britain finally left the European Union at the end of January, more than three years after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the bloc.

Johnson&nbsp;will be the first British leader since Augustus Henry FitzRoy, who was prime minister between 1768 to 1770, to remarry in office.

Recent British prime ministers' wives have had babies while their husbands were in office

Former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron's wife Samantha had a baby daughter, Florence, in 2010.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds announced on Saturday they are expecting their first child together and are engaged to be married.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds announced on Saturday they are expecting their first child together and are engaged to be married. The couple has been living together in Downing Street since Johnson became prime minister in July, with Symonds the first unmarried partner to live openly with a British leader in recent history. "The prime minister and Miss Symonds are very pleased to announce their engagement and that they are expecting a baby in the early summer," the couple said in a statement. The 55-year-old Johnson took office in July and led his Conservative Party to a decisive election victory in December. The announcement means he will become the first British prime minister to marry in office for 250 years. The couple’s relationship was the subject of scrutiny during his bid to take over from Theresa May as prime minister last summer after police were called to Symonds’ home by a neighbour who heard an apparent row between them. Symonds, 31, said in a message posted on Instagram that she had kept news of her engagement secret until now. "I wouldn't normally post this kind of thing on here but I wanted my friends to find out from me," she said. "Many of you already know but for my friends that still don't, we got engaged at the end of last year... and we've got a baby hatching early summer," Symonds said, adding: "Feel incredibly blessed". Johnson was congratulated by members of parliament, including his former finance minister, Sajid Javid, who resigned after losing a power struggle over who should control Britain's economy. "Wonderful news!," Javid said on Twitter. Third marriage Johnson, known for his rumpled appearance and flamboyant oratory, was previously married to Marina Wheeler, and they had four children together. They announced in September 2018 that they had separated and would divorce after 25 years of marriage. The couple reached a financial settlement earlier this month, British media have reported. Johnson has fathered one other child. He has always refused to say how many children he has. During the election campaign, Johnson said that he would not "put them on the pitch". Johnson was married to Allegra Mostyn-Owen before Wheeler, so Symonds will be his third wife. Johnson's most notable action so far in office has been to fulfil an election campaign pledge to "get Brexit done". Britain finally left the European Union at the end of January, more than three years after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the bloc. Johnson will be the first British leader since Augustus Henry FitzRoy, who was prime minister between 1768 to 1770, to remarry in office. Recent British prime ministers' wives have had babies while their husbands were in office Former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron's wife Samantha had a baby daughter, Florence, in 2010.

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As per the data received from&nbsp;the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/tesco-suspends-chinese-supplier-after-suspected-prisoner-message-269636">Bank of England</a>&nbsp;on Friday, the British consumers increased their borrowing in November&nbsp;at the slowest rate in more than five years that indicates the economy stalled late the previous year.&nbsp;

The growth rate in unsecured consumer lending slowed to 5.7 per cent&nbsp;in the 12 months to November from 6.1 per cent&nbsp;in October, the BoE said, marking the smallest increase since June 2014.

The figures also showed credit card repayments exceeded borrowing for the first time since July 2013.

Household spending has helped to drive Britain's economy over the last few years, helped by record levels of employment and recovery in wage growth.

But some BoE officials are concerned that the labour market may finally be on the turn, raising questions about the sustainability of solid rates of consumer spending.

Investors are watching for signs that Prime Minister <a href="https://www.wionews.com/opinions/donald-trump-enthusiastic-about-boris-johnsons-victory-but-it-wont-be-smooth-sailing-for-them-269348">Boris Johnson's</a> victory in the December&nbsp;12 election has lifted worries about Britain's political stability, potentially providing a much-needed boost to the economy.

In cash terms, consumer credit rose by 563 million pounds in November after a 1.339 billion-pound rise in October, the smallest increase since November 2013, the BoE said.

The data also showed the number of mortgages approved for house purchase edged up to 64,994 in November from 64,662 in October, compared with the consensus forecast of 64,450 in a poll of economists.

British house price growth has slowed since 2016's <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/british-pm-boris-johnsons-brexit-deal-wins-first-vote-in-new-parliament-269404">Brexit referendum</a>, with price falls in London and some neighbouring areas and nationally price growth is around 1-2 per cent, according to figures from the country's two main mortgage lenders.

Earlier on Friday lender, Nationwide said house prices rose in annual terms by more than 1 per cent&nbsp;for the first time in more than 12 months in December.

As per the data received from the Bank of England on Friday, the British consumers increased their borrowing in November at the slowest rate in more than five years that indicates the economy stalled late the previous year.

As per the data received from the Bank of England on Friday, the British consumers increased their borrowing in November at the slowest rate in more than five years that indicates the economy stalled late the previous year. The growth rate in unsecured consumer lending slowed to 5.7 per cent in the 12 months to November from 6.1 per cent in October, the BoE said, marking the smallest increase since June 2014. The figures also showed credit card repayments exceeded borrowing for the first time since July 2013. Household spending has helped to drive Britain's economy over the last few years, helped by record levels of employment and recovery in wage growth. But some BoE officials are concerned that the labour market may finally be on the turn, raising questions about the sustainability of solid rates of consumer spending. Investors are watching for signs that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's victory in the December 12 election has lifted worries about Britain's political stability, potentially providing a much-needed boost to the economy. In cash terms, consumer credit rose by 563 million pounds in November after a 1.339 billion-pound rise in October, the smallest increase since November 2013, the BoE said. The data also showed the number of mortgages approved for house purchase edged up to 64,994 in November from 64,662 in October, compared with the consensus forecast of 64,450 in a poll of economists. British house price growth has slowed since 2016's Brexit referendum, with price falls in London and some neighbouring areas and nationally price growth is around 1-2 per cent, according to figures from the country's two main mortgage lenders. Earlier on Friday lender, Nationwide said house prices rose in annual terms by more than 1 per cent for the first time in more than 12 months in December.

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Britain&#39;s new foreign minister Boris Johnson resorted to Latin on Tuesday as he attempted to bluster his way past questions about his history of undiplomatic language. 
 
Appearing in London with his US counterpart John Kerry to reaffirm the value of the trans-Atlantic &quot;special relationship&quot; in the wake of the Brexit vote, Johnson faced tough questioning. 
 
Why had he dismissed US President Barack Obama&#39;s concerns about Britain&#39;s EU membership referendum as the prejudices of a &quot;half-Kenyan&quot; anti-imperialist? 
 
Had he lied about Obama removing a Winston Churchill bust from the White House or misled British voters about the consequences of their vote to leave the EU? 
 
Would he apologise for comparing the appearance of Democratic White House contender Hillary Clinton to that of &quot;a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital&quot;? 
 
Well, no. These phrases and others that have resurfaced since he was promoted last week were, he said, &quot;obiter dicta&quot; -- inconsequential remarks. 
 
Now, along with his new friend &quot;John&quot; Kerry, Johnson has far more important matters to attend to -- the wars in Syria and Yemen, negotiating Britain&#39;s EU exit and world trade. 
 
&quot;I&#39;m afraid that there is such a rich thesaurus now of things that I have said that have been one way or another -- through what alchemy I do not know -- somehow been misconstrued that it would really take me too long to engage in a full-blown itinerary of apology to all concerned,&quot; he told reporters. 
 
Johnson insisted that everyone he had met since becoming Britain&#39;s top diplomat understood that his past utterances should be seen in the proper context of his career as a newspaper columnist and political campaigner. 
 
And he protested that the crises that Britain and the United States are now confronting together are &quot;far more important than any &#39;obiter dicta&#39; that you may disinter from 30 years of journalism.&quot; 
 
Oxford contemporary : 
 
Kerry met Johnson in Brussels on Monday at a foreign ministers&#39; council and is to see him again in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday at summits on Iraq and the war against the Islamic State jihadist group. 
 
The Secretary of State seemed keen to build up his new friend &quot;Boris&quot; and revealed that the US ambassador to the European Union had been a contemporary of Johnson&#39;s at Oxford University and still spoke highly of him. 
 
&quot;He talked to me about some of the great experiences that they had there and he told me that this man is a very smart and capable man,&quot; Kerry said. 
 
&quot;That&#39;s the Boris Johnson that I have met, that&#39;s the Boris Johnson that I intend to work with,&quot; Kerry said. When Boris thanked him -- &quot;I can live with that. Stop there!&quot; -- Kerry said amid laughter: &quot;That is called diplomacy.&quot; 
 
Earlier, Kerry had made a courtesy on Prime Minister Theresa May, becoming the first senior US official to visit her since she took over last week from outgoing premier David Cameron. 
 
&#39;Out&#39; campaign : 
 
Cameron was forced to resign after he failed to convince British voters to vote to remain in the European Union, leaving May with the task of negotiating an exit that could have profound economic and geopolitical consequences. 
 
Kerry and Obama were publicly opposed to Brexit and US officials are privately dismayed at the referendum result, which was championed in irrepressible style by Johnson, one of the leaders of the &quot;Leave&quot; campaign. 
 
But Kerry said he had been reassured by his meetings in Brussels and London that the drawn-out divorce process would be conducted in a measured and serious way. 
 
The talks in London were followed by a meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss the fragile cessation of hostilities in Syria, as well as the humanitarian situation and the conditions needed to resume UN-backed talks. 
 
France&#39;s foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will press for the need to step up strikes against Islamic State, after last week&#39;s massacre in Nice that left 84 people dead, his office said. 
 
Kerry and Johnson were also to meet foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates late Tuesday to discuss the conflict in Yemen. 
 
(AFP)

Johnson faced tough questioning when he met his US counterpart John Kerry to re-affirm the value of trans-Atlantic 'special relationship'

Britain's new foreign minister Boris Johnson resorted to Latin on Tuesday as he attempted to bluster his way past questions about his history of undiplomatic language. Appearing in London with his US counterpart John Kerry to reaffirm the value of the trans-Atlantic "special relationship" in the wake of the Brexit vote, Johnson faced tough questioning. Why had he dismissed US President Barack Obama's concerns about Britain's EU membership referendum as the prejudices of a "half-Kenyan" anti-imperialist? Had he lied about Obama removing a Winston Churchill bust from the White House or misled British voters about the consequences of their vote to leave the EU? Would he apologise for comparing the appearance of Democratic White House contender Hillary Clinton to that of "a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital"? Well, no. These phrases and others that have resurfaced since he was promoted last week were, he said, "obiter dicta" -- inconsequential remarks. Now, along with his new friend "John" Kerry, Johnson has far more important matters to attend to -- the wars in Syria and Yemen, negotiating Britain's EU exit and world trade. "I'm afraid that there is such a rich thesaurus now of things that I have said that have been one way or another -- through what alchemy I do not know -- somehow been misconstrued that it would really take me too long to engage in a full-blown itinerary of apology to all concerned," he told reporters. Johnson insisted that everyone he had met since becoming Britain's top diplomat understood that his past utterances should be seen in the proper context of his career as a newspaper columnist and political campaigner. And he protested that the crises that Britain and the United States are now confronting together are "far more important than any 'obiter dicta' that you may disinter from 30 years of journalism." Oxford contemporary : Kerry met Johnson in Brussels on Monday at a foreign ministers' council and is to see him again in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday at summits on Iraq and the war against the Islamic State jihadist group. The Secretary of State seemed keen to build up his new friend "Boris" and revealed that the US ambassador to the European Union had been a contemporary of Johnson's at Oxford University and still spoke highly of him. "He talked to me about some of the great experiences that they had there and he told me that this man is a very smart and capable man," Kerry said. "That's the Boris Johnson that I have met, that's the Boris Johnson that I intend to work with," Kerry said. When Boris thanked him -- "I can live with that. Stop there!" -- Kerry said amid laughter: "That is called diplomacy." Earlier, Kerry had made a courtesy on Prime Minister Theresa May, becoming the first senior US official to visit her since she took over last week from outgoing premier David Cameron. 'Out' campaign : Cameron was forced to resign after he failed to convince British voters to vote to remain in the European Union, leaving May with the task of negotiating an exit that could have profound economic and geopolitical consequences. Kerry and Obama were publicly opposed to Brexit and US officials are privately dismayed at the referendum result, which was championed in irrepressible style by Johnson, one of the leaders of the "Leave" campaign. But Kerry said he had been reassured by his meetings in Brussels and London that the drawn-out divorce process would be conducted in a measured and serious way. The talks in London were followed by a meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss the fragile cessation of hostilities in Syria, as well as the humanitarian situation and the conditions needed to resume UN-backed talks. France's foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will press for the need to step up strikes against Islamic State, after last week's massacre in Nice that left 84 people dead, his office said. Kerry and Johnson were also to meet foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates late Tuesday to discuss the conflict in Yemen. (AFP)

When Boris met John: British FM blusters past gaffes

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When Boris met John: British FM blusters past gaffes