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 think customers in hotels scrub the loo after they use them either but its not a 24/7 on call job for say the travelodge toilet scrubber. They likely go home to their own toilet at some point.

More evidence (if anyone needed it) for the superiority of cat people over dog people.

I wish they’d put Larry on a ballot paper.

Then Larry deserves one for long service!

Apparently there are two doors for Number 10, identical, but if one needs attention, they swap them over. Neither has a key hole. I think a cat flap ( or two) would be an interesting addition to the Myth and Mystery of the Number 10 door.

i am sure it / they could be done tastefully.

Whoever runs his Twitter account deserves a medal - makes some very apposite and meaningful comments on the state of UK (and world) politics), and also lovely things like this (although it did cause a faint panic that Larry had died!)

Sometimes he is left waiting for the door to be opened far too long.

Security risk..

The men next door have been trained to knock if ever they're coming or going and his majesty is on the step wanting to be let in. We used to have a cat who battered the letterbox to come in.

OK, have name changed for this.

All the buildings around Westminster have resident cats - their main purpose is to catch the rats and mice in the old buildings.

Larry lives in Number 10 and is cared for the staff that work there, who don't change when the government does. He is getting to be older now and spends more time asleep in No 10 than outside. In the next couple of years he will go and spend his retirement with a member of staff who lives in the countryside.

They have a fund that pays for the various cats bills, so vet bills, food, litter etc. This was set up a number of years ago, and people do send donations in for the Westminster cats, and is run by a staffer. They also have internal fund raising to cover the costs of the cats. In his younger years, Larry was always top dog, but less so as he ages. He used to bully the other cats terribly!

Happy to answer, or find answers, to any Larry questions.

Here’s Larrys message to Starmer.🤣

Nope, it's clearly an insider due to some of the tweets. But no one knows who!

You should do your own thread - I know Larry - AMA.

Why the name change? Are you in fact Larry?
All this info is publicly available. It was on the article re the history on no10 cats

Doesn't Larry have food and snack preferences?

wow. what a beast

I know everyone here might be cat people but I feel the need to direct you over to brod and misneach (sadly I think now it’s only brod) over on twitter/ x - in Ireland and is our president’s dog’s account

I often have to remind myself that Larry's Twitter account is run by a human as a joke.

Any idea why he didn’t go for an Irish wolfhound?

the camera must be a very wide angle lens so they can see him on the other side of the door

The person saying they wouldn't be able to work there due to cat allergy - they do have systems in place for this. There are entirely cat free offices and areas available. You don't even have to go through cat areas.

Like most cats, Larry is very partial to dreamies!

@Larryslonglostmother
retire to the country?
eastbourne?

wont he miss london and all the press? i bet he has no road sense

Because none of it is secret, that's why. I'm not about to share actually secret information.

I think we can trust Larry's judgement, he seems the most likeable of the PMs we've had through Larry's tenure.

The roads around Westminster are pretty busy. He is free to roam as he wants. So he has excellent road sense.

Zippedeedooda
no idea!!! brod and misneach are the stuff of legends, if you google them they literally used to just wander about and he always gives them a pat even when in the middle of something big!!!