From Cameron to Starmer! 'Chief Mouser' Larry the cat becomes first moggy to serve six PMs at 10 Downing Street

Despite all the recent changing of the guard at Downing Street, one thing remains constant. Larry, the Downing Street cat, has now set the record for being the first chief mouser to serve under six prime ministers. The 17-year-old cat, who bears the official title chief mouser to the Cabinet Office, will have some competition, however, from the Prime Minister's rescue cat JoJo. Larry, the Downing Street cat, has now set the record for being the first chief mouser to serve under six prime ministers Sir Keir Starmer is the white and tabby cat's sixth housemate, beating Peter III who was appointed in 1947 after Peter II was hit by a car in Whitehall, and lived until 1964 Larry has been at the heart of British power since 2011 when, under then-prime minister David Cameron, he was adopted from the nearby Battersea Dogs and Cats Home The government describes his role as 'inspecting security defences and testing antique furniture for napping quality' alongside 'contemplating a solution to the mouse occupancy of the house'. Pictured: Palmerston in 2019 British domestic tabby Larry was born as a stray in 2007 and was adopted by Downing Street staff from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in 2011 He is the first cat to be bestowed with the official title Chief Mouser, with the government describing his role as 'inspecting security defences and testing antique furniture for napping quality' alongside 'contemplating a solution to the mouse occupancy of the house' 'JoJo was a cat we got from a rescue centre.