The Carrie meets Larry photographs on this page signify the entry of an animal lover and animal advocate into the heart of the British government and I sincerely hope that it results in animal welfare worldwide being placed somewhere near the top of the British government’s agenda rather than languishing at the very bottom. …
Boris wants a dog in Downing Street. Larry the Cat is the chief mouser to the Cabinet Office. He is the resident cat at Downing Street and he’s been there quite a long time. He is a 12-year-old tabby cat who fights with the Foreign Office cat, living next door, Palmerston. It’s been announced …
Larry the Cat has been at Number 10 Downing Street since November 2011. For those who aren’t sure, Number 10 Downing Street is the Prime Minister’s office and there is a flat above for the PM and his partner. Note: historically the PM lives in the four-bedroom flat above No. 11 while the Chancellor, …
We have a Brexit crisis in the UK. It’s political chaos but at this precise moment there is nothing more pressing that ensuring the front door to No 10 is opened to let Larry in as he has waited patiently long enough. A police officer knocks on the door to alert the doorman inside …
We have been told by Matt Chorley, a Times journalist, that there is the lingering smell of cat piss in the passages connecting numbers 10 to 12 Downing Street. The culprit? Larry the Cat who is the resident mouser at the offices of the Prime Minister. We are told that he is trying the …
Larry is the chief mouser at number 10 Downing Street, the offices of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He has a specific role to play. It is not a joke. He was hired – if that’s the right word – to keep rodents away from number 10. He is considered to be …
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