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16/01/2006
Baby joy for Chancellor Gordon Brown
The wife of Chancellor Gordon Brown is pregnant, a Treasury spokesperson has announced.
Mr Brown's wife Sarah is expecting the baby in July and the spokesperson said that the couple were "absolutely delighted" with the news.
Mr and Mrs Brown have a two-year-old son John, who is named after the Chancellor's father. The couple's first child, a daughter called Jennifer Jane, died in January 2002 aged just ten days old. She had been born seven weeks prematurely and weighed just 2lbs 4oz.
Mr Brown had described his daughter as an "inspiration" to both him and his wife and said: "I don't think we'll be the same again".
The birth of John in October 2003 brought much joy to the couple and Mr Brown declared that he was part of the "happiest family in Britain".
Mr Brown, 54 and Mrs Brown, 42, married in 2000.
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Tony Blair said: "Congratulations is the word. The Prime Minister has been aware of the news for some time."
(KMcA)
Mr Brown's wife Sarah is expecting the baby in July and the spokesperson said that the couple were "absolutely delighted" with the news.
Mr and Mrs Brown have a two-year-old son John, who is named after the Chancellor's father. The couple's first child, a daughter called Jennifer Jane, died in January 2002 aged just ten days old. She had been born seven weeks prematurely and weighed just 2lbs 4oz.
Mr Brown had described his daughter as an "inspiration" to both him and his wife and said: "I don't think we'll be the same again".
The birth of John in October 2003 brought much joy to the couple and Mr Brown declared that he was part of the "happiest family in Britain".
Mr Brown, 54 and Mrs Brown, 42, married in 2000.
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Tony Blair said: "Congratulations is the word. The Prime Minister has been aware of the news for some time."
(KMcA)
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