Whatever happened to Larry the Downing Street cat’s increased security?

When reports emerged that a dog had allegedly been poisoned at Crufts, David Cameron appeared to be extremely worried that a similar fate might befall the Downing Street cat, Larry. Talking to Heart FM, the Prime Minister promised to ‘double the security around him and make sure he’s ok’.

But this morning Larry looked far from ‘ok’ when police sniffer dog Bailey turned up on his doorstep. Perhaps the PM has more important things to think about – or perhaps police security is what Cameron had in mind to waylay any attempts on his cat’s life. But needless to say, Larry seemed seriously unimpressed by the bobby assigned to his beat.

While we’re on the topic of the Downing Street cat, I have to say that in his latest appearance, he’s looking far more streamlined than before. Is this all part of the government’s obesity drive? Or maybe Cameron simply decided that the Tories have enough fat cats on board already.

There’s one less fat cat on the Tory team.