Minister’s cockapoo wins Westminster Dog of the Year

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Many employers are dog friendly and that's brilliant because the more you can support responsible dog ownership, which is what today's all about, the happier families and dogs are Mims Davies Cocker spaniel Cadi of Labour MP Anna McMorrin came second, followed by Labrador Bertie of Tory MP James Daly. “Many employers are dog friendly and that’s brilliant because the more you can support responsible dog ownership, which is what today’s all about, the happier families and dogs are.” Asked how she and TJ will celebrate, she said: “I am taking him to ministerial meetings. “We are a dog-friendly office.” The minister’s sentiment – that pets can thrive alongside their owners in professional settings – was echoed by Labour’s Rosie Duffield, whose dog Paco won the Sir David Amess Pawblic Vote award, an accolade in memory of the late Tory MP. It can lead to anxiety issues.” On making Westminster more dog friendly, she said: “You have got to make sure MPs don’t just dump their dogs on their staff, so we would have to have a proper scheme in place, but I think it might encourage more people to come in and meet their MP, actually.” Tory MP Richard Bacon, who entered his cockapoo Beaufort in the competition, said: “I think, not just at the Palace of Westminster but in the workplace generally, it ought to be much more normal to be able to bring your dog in.