Who is Larry the cat’s family?

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Just seen mention of Larry the cat making an appearance for the first cabinet meeting. But… does someone live and sleep there continuously with him? Does he have a family? Is he a lone ranger, does he live independently? What’s the deal?

I don't know. Maybe there's a house keeper there full time or something.

I wonder how old he is. Will he have a state funeral one day?

I follow Larry on Twitter. I think he’s mainly a Lone Ranger but I get the impression the household staff look out for him and feed him etc

He has held his post since 2011 so pretty old already for a cat

They said on the news yesterday that he is 16.

DH found an article about Larry today and he is 17 apparently. I too wondered who looked after him. He has apparently seen 7 prime ministers come and go in number 10!

He has staff like all cats (😂) but his is the staff that work at Downing Street.
He got on well with Dave Cameron apparently and would frequently sit in his lap for purring sessions.
Not sure on his opinions of the more recent PMs.

He lives at number 10 and the staff look after him.

www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55937579.amp

Of course there are permanent, live-in staff. You think the PM scrubs his own loos?

One of Boris offspring he hasn't been told about yet

17! Crikey!

I think is very funny when he demands the policemen to open the doors for him.

There's a BBC reporter/photographer who seems very fond of him. He seems a bit of a local celebrity. Larry for PM 😂

His Twitter account is amusing.

@thisiswheretheseagullfliesaway

I think is very funny when he demands the policemen to open the doors for him.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Civil servants look after him. He belongs to no. 10 as Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office.

I love Larry. My elderly old cat is 18 and there just something about an old mog that is just heart melting. I’m sure he is well looked after.

This is how he has trained the police.....

https://x.com/TalkTV/status/1809089949532111150?t=MsIht1_Yon_sAmJel9w2xA&s=19

Love Larry and wonder what he thinks about all the fuss, when the cameras are there.

He's probably thinking not other one, he must have been very confused when Liz Truss disappeared so quickly.

I know a civil servant who regularly used to go to Number 10. Larry doesn’t have a family. But don’t feel sorry for him he is absolutely adored by staff. I mean if my office had a cat I couldn’t be able to walk past without making a fuss (if cat was okay with it).

I saw him sitting at the front door before Starmer turned up. Someone opened the door and he just sat there! I agree with others..he has his staff well trained

I think it's HIS house, whatever the Civil Service think - and the PM (whoever that may currently be) is jolly lucky Larry let's them use the place.

I remember when Donald Trump visited and Larry hid under that huge bomb-proof car. He didn't think much of Trump.

Larrys official title is Chief Mouser to the Cabinet office.

There are also other government cats Palmerston is/was (not sure if he is still around) the Chief Mouser of the Foreign Office aka @Diplomog

There's also Gladstone who lives in the Treasury. There was Palmerston who lived in the Foreign Office but him and Larry did not get on so he was sent off to live in the countryside.

You'd think they would have put a cat flap in the door my now!

Aha, Boss Cats!