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Larry the cat was adopted and started living at Downing Street, the official home of the British prime minister, in February 2011 and was brought in for his mousing skills. He is the first cat at Number 10 to be given the official title Chief Mouser!

There are many famous cats from Garfield and Tom Cat, to scratchy and snowball from The Simpsons but none have had these top moments. Tabby cat Larry was only four years old when he was adopted from Battersea Dogs and Cats home. He was brought in to combat the rodent problem on the street. When he first arrived his mouse catching skills were questioned with some saying they weren't up to scratch.

But when asked if Larry should resign, ex Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesperson said: "Larry brings a lot of pleasure to a lot of people."

According the government website Larry spends his days: "greeting guests to the house, inspecting security defences and testing antique furniture for napping quality." In the world of politics there are always debates but a big catfight nearly broke out. Westminster's famous cats Larry and Palmerston went to head to head in a stand off on the streets. Palmerston was seen getting into a scrap with Larry.

Palmerston was adopted by the Foreign Office in 2016 to sort out the mice problem but last year retired to spend time out of the limelight.

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