New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern pregnant with first child

Pregnancy came as a ‘complete surprise’ to new PM and her partner, Clarke Gayford

Jacinda Ardern
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern will be New Zealand’s youngest ever female PM
(Image credit: Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images)

Jacinda Ardern has announced that she is expecting her first child, four months after being sworn in as prime minister of New Zealand.

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