{"id":14023,"date":"2022-10-21T21:07:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T04:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=14023"},"modified":"2022-10-22T21:09:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T04:09:59","slug":"larry-the-cat-outlasts-fourth-u-k-prime-minister-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=14023","title":{"rendered":"“Larry the Cat outlasts fourth U.K. prime minister”, NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giulia Hayward,\u00a0October 21, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Larry the Cat in a Union flag bow-tie in the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street<\/a> on April 28, 2011.<\/p>\n

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Britain’s prime ministers may come and go, but Larry the Cat<\/a> is here to stay.<\/p>\n

The 15-year-old tabby dutifully serves as Chief Mouser of No. 10 Downing Street, the residence and home office of Britain’s prime minister, and where countless political decisions affecting the country are made. Larry outlasted prime ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and, as of Thursday, the six-week tenure<\/a> of Liz Truss.<\/p>\n

“The King has asked me to become Prime Minister because this nonsense has gone on long enough,” Larry the Cat wrote in a now viral tweet<\/a> from an unofficial account hours before Truss announced her resignation.<\/p>\n

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And in a period of shaky political leadership, Larry’s steady tenure<\/a> led to an enormous loyal following among British citizens. His presence at 10 Downing Street often leads to brief appearances in historical moments \u2014 including taking a nap underneath a limo that extended Donald Trump’s visit in 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But Larry’s record isn’t completely spotless, either. A 2016 visit to the vet<\/a> put his health into question while a 2011 mouse sighting<\/a> put the integrity of his work into question.<\/p>\n

But Larry seems to have redeemed himself in the eyes of the public: In the days leading up to Truss announcing her resignation, a video<\/a> of the cat chasing a fox \u2014 much larger than any mouse \u2014 away from the prime minister headquarters amazed fans.<\/p>\n