There is, reportedly, an official plan in place for the demise of Larry the Downing Street Cat, aka the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. Old Larry, originally acquired by the Camerons in the early part of the coalition, has now reached the impressive age of 17, having been born in the dog days of the Blair government. Sir Keir is the sixth Prime Minister to have passed through the black door of No. 10 since Larry began his tenure.
What exactly will happen when Larry shuffles off to pounce on balls of angelic wool for all eternity has not been revealed. Some wag has apparently dubbed the alleged plan ‘Larry Bridge’, a reference to the ‘London Bridge’ scheme that set out the arrangements for the funeral of the late Queen.
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