David Cameron's wife expecting baby

Conservative leader David Cameron and his wife Samantha are expecting a baby, a spokesman for his party said yesterday.

The baby is due in September, four months after the expected date of a general election which Mr Cameron's party is the favourite to win.

In February last year Mr Cameron's disabled son Ivan died aged six. He had suffered from cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy and needed constant care.

The couple have two other children, Nancy, six, and Arthur, four.

Mr Cameron said recently that his wife, who is the creative director of a luxury goods company, would adopt a higher public profile during the forthcoming election campaign.