Larry the Cat of Number 10 Downing Street is getting a new roomie cat

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Title-There’s a ‘Cat-astrophe’ Brewing on Downing Street
The Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office has outlasted five prime ministers—and their pets.

source-https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/larry-the-cat-10-downing-street-494b3298?st=ubesk4656n7t1tq

snip-"Which brings us back to Starmer, the sixth British leader of Larry’s tenure. Starmer, his wife, Victoria, and two teenage children moved into 10 Downing in July after a sweeping election victory. But another family member also moved in: JoJo, a male ginger cat. "


snip-"It’s Larry’s domain’
Larry, like many cats, doesn’t always take well to newcomers, especially those on four legs. Larry had “heated exchanges” with Nova, the Labrador owned by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s family. Nova came out on the losing end, Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty told reporters. Larry also has a history with Boris Johnson’s rescue dog Dilyn, a Jack Russell.

“Larry, in my view, is a bit of a thug. I say this because our dog Dilyn went a few times to Larry’s lair, and Larry being out at the time Dilyn decided—entirely naturally and reasonably—to eat his food. The reprisals were terrible,” Johnson wrote in a newspaper column, dubbing Larry “catzilla.”

Police had to break up Larry’s fisticuffs with Freya, former chancellor George Osborne’s cat. And Larry tussled with Palmerston, a feline that performed similar duties—moral support for staff and perhaps catching the occasional mouse—at the nearby British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Palmerston, who once had his ear damaged during an encounter with Larry, retired to the countryside in 2020. "

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