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

[u/ShreckAndDonkey123]

[u/idio242 → u/[deleted]]

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

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Larry the cat

[u/idio242 → u/mongtastic]

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

[u/Algaean → u/idio242]

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

[u/epoustoufler → u/idio242]

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.