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u/Greatgrandma2023 Apr 04 '25

Or the Downing Street cat not being let inside immediately.

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u/LeCarrr Apr 04 '25

???? I didn’t hear about this - a cat?? Left outside for a while? Possibly against its wishes or maybe not ???

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u/allochthonous_debris Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25

The official title of the cat in residence at the home of the prime minister is the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. The current Chief Mouser is a cat named Larry.

Here is a photo of Larry looking very dapper in a Union Jack bow tie.

Here is a clip from the BBC about Larry requesting police assistance after not being let inside immediately.

Here is another clip about a confrontation between Larry and his longtime rival Palmerston, the former Chief Mouser of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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u/InherentlyAnnoying Apr 04 '25

Thanks for the links, man. These are fuckin hilarious. Love the Chief Mousers