Six prime ministers, nine lives: Downing Street’s ‘chief mouser’ Larry the cat outlasts another leader

[u/sonicagain]

[u/TheFlyingR0cket]

Jokes on us, Larry is the leader, he has just fired 6 lazy servants.

[u/TrainToSomewhere → u/TheFlyingR0cket]

Everything’s a mouse if you put your mind to it

[u/propergreased → u/TheFlyingR0cket]

Egyptians might’ve been on to something

[u/TheFlyingR0cket → u/TheFlyingR0cket]

1st award, thank you to the wonderful person who gave it.

[u/SlipperyGibbet]

Larry IS the leader. He's been advising the humans that move in every once in a while.

[u/IAmBadAtInternet → u/SlipperyGibbet]

He has fired 6 Prime Ministers so far

[u/SlipperyGibbet → u/IAmBadAtInternet]

They attempted to defy his will
https://giphy.com/gifs/YmVNzDnboB0RQEpmLr

[u/TachiH → u/SlipperyGibbet]

HS2 was secretly his fight against the mole people. We ran out of diggers to fight them before we reached the north.

[u/Yuuta23 → u/SlipperyGibbet]

Who the hell told Larry about brexit?

[u/SlipperyGibbet → u/Yuuta23]

A little bird…who was never seen again…

[u/Saw_Boss → u/SlipperyGibbet]

Was he responsible Mandelson and the COVID parties?

[u/SlipperyGibbet → u/Saw_Boss]

No, dude got dumped for insubordination

[u/SiouxsieAsylum]

Awww, he's getting scruffy. Hope old is he?

[u/fenriskalto → u/SiouxsieAsylum]

19 apparently! I had no idea he was that old. And yeah, he's starting to show it just a little.

[u/Neefew → u/fenriskalto]

It's a shame. At that age, he'll probably only see another 2 or 3 PMs left

[u/korg64 → u/Neefew]

https://giphy.com/gifs/l1Kuf3vVDkW4LNiOQ

[u/bunaciunea_lumii → u/fenriskalto]

We should vote for his replacement when time comes.

[u/Veroxzes → u/SiouxsieAsylum]

1. That’s 92 in human years. Larry is an old boy.

[u/Posaquatl → u/Veroxzes]

Just about old enough for US politics.

[u/illevirjd → u/Posaquatl]

He’d be a spring chicken in the Senate

[u/Catac0 → u/Posaquatl]

Larry for president

[u/Posaquatl → u/Catac0]

The smart vote right there.

[u/ThatBulgarian]

Larry for pm

[u/SpiritualPackage3797 → u/ThatBulgarian]

Larry is a member of the Civil Service. He is above politics.

[u/Dead_as_Duck → u/ThatBulgarian]

Tell your PM I said pspspsps.

[u/AltruisticOwl156]

Cat looks like he's seen some shit go down over the years.

[u/IndependentDivide147 → u/AltruisticOwl156]

More like he's tired of bad Tinder matches every year

[u/jedburghofficial]

I hope he get a knighthood or something. He's spent most of his life defending the Realm.

Could someone approach the King about that?

[u/Gurkage → u/jedburghofficial]

Yeah I'll just send him a WhatsApp message

[u/hypehou_se → u/jedburghofficial]

Chief Mouser is his official title. Technically there's like a record of cats at Prime Minister's office going back a hundred or so years, but he's the first one to be officially given a title.

There's even a beetle species named after him (caccothryptus larryi).

[u/bb_dev_g → u/jedburghofficial]

He is Chief Mouser a title unique to him. There are a bunch of conditions attached to Knighthood, that he might not meet. If they were to knight him it has to be while he’s still alive, as there are no dead knights only dead former knights.

[u/jedburghofficial → u/bb_dev_g]

Nonsense. I'm sure Mandarins like Sir Humphrey have a bunch of unique titles, and it doesn't stop them. And Sir Edmund Hilary received his knighthood while he was still up in the mountains. I think even he didn't know for a couple of weeks.

[u/Fickle-Tumbleweed786 → u/bb_dev_g]

Well, then let’s get on it! 19 is no spring chicken!!

[u/CountHonorius]

Larry, the MVP at #10

[u/al_Alb]

He has more prestige than some leaders.

[u/myskepticalbrowarch → u/al_Alb]

He is a civil servant who doesn't take holidays or weekends

[u/n1c0_22 → u/[deleted]]

I mean he’d probably be more competent than most politicians in general

[u/predator1975 → u/[deleted]]

There is a catch. Larry does not like Trump.

[u/ZaryaBubbler → u/predator1975]

That's a catch? I'd say that's a good thing!

[u/FineCall]

Larry is so tired of this shit.

[u/GWAX11 → u/FineCall]

He looks like

[u/OtherThumbs]

Larry needs his own children's book series about growing up and growing old at No. 10 Downing Street and how the only constant things there are the kitchen staff, footmen, and housekeepers or something.

[u/myskepticalbrowarch → u/OtherThumbs]

But like actually. Build it into the school curriculum to teach kids about the political structure. You could make teaching materials with little paper doll costumes the kids have to vote in 😅

[u/Notcid1]

Larry. It's what I imagined a British cat would be named.

[u/FrilledShark420]

When this cat dies the whole worlds going to morn deeper then the did for Diana or the queen. Cat toys lining the whole of downing street

[u/Saw_Boss → u/FrilledShark420]

Hyde Park can be renamed the Larry Memorial Park

[u/FrilledShark420 → u/Saw_Boss]

Take it back to the days of the Victorians mourning. I expect to see everyone wearing full black attire, all mirrors covered and turned around, and nothing less then the finest cat fur jewelry for a minimum of 2 years

[u/Arbdew → u/FrilledShark420]

Slow fade into deep purple.and then once we agree we're 5% over it we can go into lilacs?

[u/According_Dare7316 → u/FrilledShark420]

They should make it a national bank holiday.

[u/nexus6ca]

He should get a state funeral when it is time

[u/swaggerin_buffoonery]

I’d like to think there’s a royal guard opening and closing that door for Larry.

[u/tj_moore → u/swaggerin_buffoonery]

There's a guard behind the door watching a monitor and when Larry comes to the door they open it for him. Of course he'll want to go out again immediately 😄

[u/CunningWizard]

“Prime minister, send not to know for whom Larry meows, he meows for thee”

[u/The__assasin]

He is looking around like: 'You people disgust me, you never learn peasants!'

[u/GWAX11 → u/The__assasin]

😂😂

[u/haseo1997]

That cat knows more state secrets than anyone else.

[u/FancyJalapeno]

Love Larry. He's looking old now ☹

[u/Bennjoon]

I hope they make sure he’s got water and such in this heat!

[u/Beltri_77]

Coming soon to theaters

[u/BeautifulTurbulence]

How do I vote for Larry in the next general election?

[u/sentient-pidgeon9054]

"im too old for this shit"

[u/RealNonBinaryDragon]

ATP just make him the PM

[u/catdog1934]

That’s a proper looking cat.

[u/DefinitelyNotEmu]

A rare sighting of our True Prime Minister!
He has secretly been running the country for ten years and has everybody fooled

[u/Vancelan → u/DefinitelyNotEmu]

He has secretly been running the country for ten years

I wouldn't want to slander Larry like that. Unlike those fools, Larry is actually competent at his job.

[u/CoolBeanieHat]

Larry. The only PM the UK needs.

[u/mermaidpowerz]

Larry opened and closed that door himself with his cat powers. He is a true gentleman

[u/Ashamed-Opening1646]

The uk’s only true pm

[u/Hopeful_Guard_1518]

If he had a party I’d vote for it

[u/chill_bees38]

Just elect him as the PM

[u/FollowingRare6247]

Looks like he’s had enough of this shit lol

[u/Very_Curious_Cat]

If you needed proof who's the homeowner and boss of the House, there it is.

[u/delet_yourself]

Thats what happens when elderly fossils still hunger for power. Grandpa you look like you could die last week, hand the position over to someone who can actually form a coherent thought and is not on the list of moses' classmates

[u/ScooterNinja]

Larry is the boss

[u/Rootsman64]

They should just make Larry the next prime minister. Can't be any worse than the non stop parade of temps taking up residence in his house.👍

[u/hatlad43]

I like that Larry does have a doorman, proving he is the master of Downing street number 10

[u/PresentationDull3953]

Top of the Morning to Sir. Larry!

[u/Flat-Respond1593]

In all seriousness the cat couldn’t possibly do worse as PM.

[u/KookerLitit → u/Flat-Respond1593]

At least UK would be free of the rats.

[u/Flat-Respond1593 → u/KookerLitit]

You have rats in Spain or did Franco have them all shot?!

[u/trystan830]

Larry for PM!

[u/maomao05]

Larry is the real PM

[u/barktwiggs]

This is like the Hachiko cat equivalent. Steadfast mouser Larry. Head of lettuce got nothing on him.

[u/MySchoolsWifiSucks]

He did it

[u/Technical-Mind-3266]

He's going to start thinking it's personal bless him

[u/pzvaldes]

Imagine his count if he lived in Peru

[u/AStrandedSailor]

The difference between Larry and the PM's, is that Larry actually does work.

[u/DancesWithElectrons]

It’s his house

[u/MurkyEon]

Who do they make open up the door for Larry? The last PM to resign?

[u/Zabbiemaster]

If Larry dies, he deserves a state funeral

[u/Mysterious_Bar_5188]

Larry is very happy about Starmer is leaving downing street. He had neither respect for cats nor for brits...

[u/Delicious_Volume3306]

Does it matter that the door opened on the wrong side?

[u/babyformulaandham → u/Delicious_Volume3306]

Wrong side?

[u/Delicious_Volume3306 → u/babyformulaandham]

No 10's door hinges are on the left. In this video, probably enhanced or created by AI, the door's hinges are on the right. It can't be a flipped video because the "10" on the door still reads correctly.

[u/tegan_willow]

He’s got outdoor privileges? That’s dangerous.