Jacob Rees-Mogg has announced the birth of his sixth child, a baby boy.

His new baby is named Sixtus Dominic Boniface Christopher, and joins his other children Peter, Mary, Thomas, Anselm and Alfred.

The Conservative MP announced the birth on his Instagram account, writing that he and his wife Helena were in a state of "great joy" after the new arrival.

One overjoyed fan wrote: "Six? There'll be no room left in No.10 when you get there - which you will. Congratulations, Moggy!"

I can't help it - I think Jacob Rees Mogg is a great guy. The name of his newly arrived 6th child is "Sixtus" - gospel truth.

— Chop Shop (@Chopshop2011) July 5, 2017

Jacob Rees Mogg has preempted all jokes about what he might call his 6th (6th!) kid by giving it the weirdest name imaginable

— Theo Chiles (@TheoChiles) July 5, 2017

Another said: "The Mogg, the merrier! Congratulations!"

One person pointed out that Mr Mogg now has five sons - and that they could have a glittering pop career ahead of them.

They wrote: "Now you've got five sons, can we be expecting them to form an upbeat disco group in the near future?"