Palmerston, the British Foreign Service Cat, Takes Up New Post in Bermuda
In a major government shake-up, Palmerston, the cat who left the British Foreign Office in 2020, will come out of retirement ...
It’s the ‘purr-fect’ job. Britain’s top feline diplomat comes out of retirement
Britain’s top feline diplomat has come out of retirement for a new job. Palmerston, former Chief Mouser to the Foreign Office ...
Starmer welcomes Siberian kitten to Downing Street
Sir Keir Starmer's Downing Street operation has gained a new addition as the PM's family welcomed a Siberian kitten on Monday ...
Siberian kitten to enter Downing Street - but not through a cat flap
Larry the cat, Downing Street’s resident mouser, has become something of a celebrity figure over the last decade, often ...
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10 Surprising facts about Number 10 Downing Street
Later came Downing Street’s longest serving mouser, Wilberforce, who notched up an impressive 18 years of service between 1970 and 1988. Larry, a tabby cat, arrived from Battersea Dogs & Cats ...
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A brief history of the Downing Street lectern
Marking the tumultuous start of a series of excited opening speeches and ashamed resignations, David Cameron’s lectern was the first of four bespoke designs that made it to the front of number 10 ...
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9 unexpected facts about the history of general elections
Larry the Downing Street cat does not approve of this historic and barbaric practice. With no microphones, political candidates had to battle the weather and the noise of a rowdy crowd to make ...