Boris Johnson has nominated Kiwi nurse Jenny McGee for a Pride of Britain award for her care while he was hospitalised with COVID-19.
The UK Prime Minister was diagnosed with coronavirus in late March and he spent time in the intensive care ward at St Thomas' Hospital in London battling for his life.
When he was discharged in mid-April, Johnson took to social media to thank the staff and a select few "who stood by my bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way".
"They are Jenny from New Zealand - Invercargill on the South Island to be exact - and Luis from Portugal, near Porto," he said.
On Saturday, Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds announced their nominations for the Pride of Britain awards in a pre-recorded video.
"Earlier this year over the course of seven days, I experienced firsthand the courage and dedication of our NHS frontline workers... they have saved the lives of thousands of people across our country," Johnson said.
"I want to pay thanks to the utterly brilliant team at St Thomas' Hospital who saved my life, and there were many of them, but I want to nominate two nurses in particular Luis and Jenny."
Symonds added that: "it's because of you that not only Boris is still here but we are proud parents to our sweet baby boy".
The couple welcomed their son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas only weeks after Johnson’s recovery.
The Pride of Britain awards are awarded annually to "truly remarkable people who make our world a better place".
"Their achievements are awe-inspiring and a lesson to us all. They say they are ordinary people, but their acts are truly extraordinary," their website said.
