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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Finally, a leader than can actually stands behind actual Labour policy.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago

It's a little reassuring to see that Starmer makes the cat's hairs stand on end too, not just mine.

Always trust a cat.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago

I for one welcome our new fluffy overlord.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Such great acting, if I didn't know any better I'd say that there are no thoughts behind those eyes

[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And the cat looks bewildered too

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“Aren’t you supposed to be the one telling me what to do?!?”- cat

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Hah, as if a cat has any notion that it's not exactly where it was ordained to be: atop all social, economic, and religious structures.

Nobody tells cats what to do.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

Shut up and take my classified materials!!!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

WTF what happened to Larry? What is this treason?

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Larry isn't a young cat. Steps need to be taken to ensure continuity of government.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

They better give him a funeral as big as lizzy else us ex-colonial gonna invade them back >:(

[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Larry is still around, but this new cat might be in training for the role

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/larry-the-cat-downing-street-death-b2602158.html

Downing Street officials are preparing a “media plan” to announce the eventual passing of Larry the cat.

Larry has become a widely loved fixture of Downing Street and is often seen outside the door to Number 10 during major political events and news broadcasts.

The 17-year-old ‘chief mouser’ is thought to be in his final years, having already outlived the average lifespan for a tabby cat.

While one source said that, at present, Larry is “doing OK”, another said: “We felt it had to be handled so sensitively.”

An extra fun fact:

The cat, who was adopted from Battersea Cats Home, was first brought into Downing Street by David Cameron as a pet for his children and has since outlasted five prime ministers.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Outlast 5 prime ministers isn't really an accomplishment as the cat has been living there for 17 years, but thinking about it more makes me realise it should be at most 3 prime ministers in normal time, and one even lose to a lettuce.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

They should have a female cat name Lettuce.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Weren’t like three of them the same week?

Edit: pretty sure the kitten has already lasted longer than Lettuce Lady,

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

About the only good thing Cameron did.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are you forgetting that he stepped down? The beginning of the end.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

He planted the seeds of disaster then ran for the hills.