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A rats to riches story: Larry the Downing Street cat finds place in TV spotlight
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/08/a-rats-to-riches-story-larry-the-downing-street-cat-finds-place-in-tv-spotlightA rats to riches story: Larry the Downing Street cat finds place in TV spotlight
Popularity of Britain’s top mouser – ‘the guy to meet in No 10’ – to feature in documentary series
Amy Sedghi
Sat 8 Nov 2025 02.00 EST
He’s on his sixth prime minister, has watched presidents and princes walk through the black door of No 10, and will soon become the longest continuous resident of Downing Street since Pitt the Younger.
The landscape of British politics has changed a lot in the past 15 years, but Larry the cat has remained a reassuring constant. Now his enduring popularity – the like of which some of his temporary owners would kill for – is to feature in a new Channel 4 documentary series exploring Britain’s love of cats. For his fans, the spotlight has been a long time coming.
… more… short clips at link… pigeon … rat .. next door cat … Obama pic …