Shocking Scandal of the (Catur)Day: 10 Downing Street found itself embroiled in yet another scandal when BBC News revealed earlier this week that Larry — Her Majesty’s Government’s resident “mouser” — was spending most of his time sleeping or hanging out with a female feline friend named Maisie in lieu of catching mice.
The four-year-old tabby first arrived at Number 10 in February following an incident involving a large rat spotted scurrying outside the Prime Minister’s headquarters during a live television broadcast.
Adopted from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Larry was tasked with eliminating No 10’s “rat problem.” PM David Cameron swore by Larry’s skills, telling the BBC in June that he has managed to catch three mice so far and was “a good mouser.”
But BBC News Channel’s chief political correspondent Norman Smith said Larry was sound asleep during a recent ministerial dinner, and “showed no signs of waking up” despite the myriad ministers walking past his post.
Making matters worse, a mouse showed up uninvited to the PM’s party, and had to be dealt with by Mr. Cameron himself. The BBC reports that he chased the rodent away with a fork.
Despite the outrage and inevitable backlash, Larry will not be asked to resign. “[He] brings a lot of pleasure to a lot of people,” said Cameron’s spokesman.
[bbcnews / mediaite / photo: afp via atlantic.]
-
gracenoelle24 liked this
-
baftabamf reblogged this from th3cr4zy0n3
-
th3cr4zy0n3 reblogged this from tardis-materialisation
-
eiramc liked this
-
kaositoraccoon reblogged this from wannaliveinuk
-
rina-the-strange liked this
-
tinnyspeakers reblogged this from catsareassholes
-
justafelineobsession reblogged this from thedailywhat
-
brainsandporn reblogged this from butt-heads and added:
Bow ties are cool.
-
hearthedifference reblogged this from ajonesco
-
snowonthesahara reblogged this from definasiabby
-
radon-t liked this
-
victorianalexandratitanic liked this
-
karine-xanaro reblogged this from kittenskittenskittens
-
valer-ie reblogged this from thedailywhat
-
youcouldfuckingkissme reblogged this from spiffingly
-
kids-96 reblogged this from catsareassholes
-
imthatgirl2520 liked this
-
monsterbelieber reblogged this from thedailywhat
-
jmr-21 liked this
-
jameeej reblogged this from thedailywhat
-
lovesolucky reblogged this from thedailywhat
-
whatpumpkin liked this
-
kittyanonymous reblogged this from thedailywhat
-
fluffypooky reblogged this from thedailywhat
-
justclaire liked this
-
damageforlife reblogged this from thedailywhat
-
wwwmarshmallowmomma liked this
-
holyhookersonfirebatman liked this
-
make4rtnotwar reblogged this from thedailywhat
-
ohsouninspiring liked this
-
suckstoyourblog liked this
-
fingersneedtoknit liked this
-
dogbiscuitsandtea liked this
-
gsharps liked this
-
sexonthebeachisadrink liked this
-
sexonthebeachisadrink reblogged this from randomestduckeva
-
fifilein reblogged this from randomestduckeva
-
fifilein liked this
-
lordhal reblogged this from randomestduckeva
-
lordhal liked this
-
randomestduckeva reblogged this from wholegrainlofat
-
wholegrainlofat reblogged this from kittenskittenskittens
-
forelsket-blue liked this
-
lo-l reblogged this from thedailywhat
-
shannonwdnsdy reblogged this from shannonemerald
-
blueprintsfor liked this
-
harryonthespotlight reblogged this from jennynels
-
thronstahl liked this
-
elifbeyza liked this
- Show more notes
![thedailywhat:
Shocking Scandal of the (Catur)Day: 10 Downing Street found itself embroiled in yet another scandal when BBC News revealed earlier this week that Larry — Her Majesty’s Government’s resident “mouser” — was spending most of his time sleeping or hanging out with a female feline friend named Maisie in lieu of catching mice.
The four-year-old tabby first arrived at Number 10 in February following an incident involving a large rat spotted scurrying outside the Prime Minister’s headquarters during a live television broadcast.
Adopted from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Larry was tasked with eliminating No 10’s “rat problem.” PM David Cameron swore by Larry’s skills, telling the BBC in June that he has managed to catch three mice so far and was “a good mouser.”
But BBC News Channel’s chief political correspondent Norman Smith said Larry was sound asleep during a recent ministerial dinner, and “showed no signs of waking up” despite the myriad ministers walking past his post.
Making matters worse, a mouse showed up uninvited to the PM’s party, and had to be dealt with by Mr. Cameron himself. The BBC reports that he chased the rodent away with a fork.
Despite the outrage and inevitable backlash, Larry will not be asked to resign. “[He] brings a lot of pleasure to a lot of people,” said Cameron’s spokesman.
[bbcnews / mediaite / photo: afp via atlantic.]](http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxmj7WkyN1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)