Larry the cat is training yet another UK prime minister in Downing Street
- Larry the cat lives in Downing Street, the official residence of the British prime minister, and he is busy training his sixth prime minister
Some would say that Britain’s beloved leader has everything you need in politics: a perfect sense of timing, plenty of assertiveness and is slow to make commitments and promises.
Larry the cat lives in Downing Street, the official residence of the British prime minister, and he is busy training his sixth prime minister, since the election of Sir Keir Starmer, who replaced former prime minister Rishi Sunak this summer.
Prime ministers come and go, according to Larry, “chief mouser to the Cabinet Office,” his account on X says.
Politics in Britain has been particularly turbulent in the last decade, coinciding with Larry’s period in office. He has lived in Downing Street for 13.5 years – longer than any prime minister since the end of the 19th century, with only four prime ministers ever holding the office for longer.
Larry, a constant, furry presence, is reliably photogenic when pictured beside senior politicians, and he wins over waiting journalists with his elegant poses and velvety paws.
Ex-premier David Cameron first brought Larry to central London, rescuing him from an animal shelter and installing him in the official residence in February 2011.
