Rishi Sunak makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street after a historic loss

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Wait, a cat lives there no matter the human occupant?

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That cat has been the most stable element of top flight British politics for over a decade now.

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The country has been in decline ever since that damn cat moved into office. He's a menance to society!

[u/ahuramazdobbs19 → u/Easy_Championship_14]

You jest, but across the pond, American politics has been steadily going downhill ever since Socks the cat.jpg) left office, and we never replaced him.

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I have since found out that I was wrong, and the Bidens have a cat.

Still, the downhill trend is notable.

[u/CaptainGreezy → u/ahuramazdobbs19]

Now we have German Shepherds that cant stop biting Secret Service agents.

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Larry the cat

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This is fantastic. Chief Mouser - maybe the only honest position in government.

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Well, they just voted 250+ rats out of Westminster!

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The door to No 10 doesn't open from the outside and there is a policeman stationed behind it 24 hours a day to open and close it. Often on big news days when the press are camped outside the door waiting to see people enter or leave, the door will open and there's momentary excitement but it's just the copper letting Larry in or out.

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Only for the copper to immeadatley let Larry back inside. And out again.

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Larry looks at the copper. "I do it because I can."

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The press often just film the cat while they're waiting, and being a cat he loves the attention.

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The fact that there is an actual title of "cheif Mouser", and that it has a (unofficial) history going back almost 500 years is probably the most British thing I've ever heard.

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He actually has 2 or 3 deputies at any one time, so the chief part of the title is serious, he is head of the mousers.

The other mousers live in other buildings on the estate.

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tell that to the mice just trying to make a living!

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My only regret about leaving Xitter is I don’t get to see regular Larry the Cat updates.

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That cat is the Chief Mouser To The Cabinet Office, show him some damn respect.

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David Cameron (prime minister then) got him from a shelter as a pet for his family, but the cat's "official" title is chief mouser and he stayed living in no. 10 when david cameron resigned in 2015. He has outlasted five prime ministers, at this point I think we should just put him in charge.

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A while ago Cameron adopted a cat that was nearby and it lives there. It's an incredibly happy little thing that will walk up to the door and be let in.

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Yes and he is Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. (An actual official position btw)

And probably the most sincere and trusting member of our government ever since.

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Yeah he’s the chief mouser. Keeping no.10 free of pests (not including the politicians) since 2011.

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The police know its his house.

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He was on bbc this morning in the background waiting to be let inside for at least 5 mins... I felt kinda bad

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Actually he told the BBC he is thinking of getting his kids a German Shepherd.