David Cameron used his final PMQs to deny rumours he doesn’t like Larry the Downing Street cat
He even brandished a picture of himself cuddling the Official Mouser to the Cabinet Office to insist he loves the moggy
DAVID Cameron used his final PMQs to refute claims he doesn’t like Larry the Downing Street cat, insisting he loves the official moggy.
He even brandished a picture of himself cuddling the Official Mouser to the Cabinet Office in his historic last House of Commons session.
The Prime Minister said he is sad to leave him behind as his premiership ends, and tweeted the photo with the word “proof”.
It comes after claims that he never liked the animal, who was rescued from Battersea Cats and Dogs Home to catch mice in Downing Street.
Holding up the picture of Larry lying in his lap, Mr Cameron said he wanted to address the "the rumour that I somehow don't love Larry".
He said: "I do and I have photographic evidence to prove it."
The Cabinet Office confirmed earlier this week that Larry will continue to reside in his famous abode when Theresa May moves in after becoming Prime Minister.
Mr Cameron told the Commons: "Sadly I can't take Larry with me, he belongs to the house and the staff love him very much - as do I."
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After he was re-homed in 2011, Larry was said to have a "strong predatory drive" that suggested he would be well-suited to the task of rat catching.
Welcoming him at the time Mr Cameron said the cat would make a "great addition" to the Number 10 team.
The brown and white tabby, entrusted with the rat-catching portfolio, was the first cat to hold the appointment since stalwart ratter Humphrey was retired in 1997.
Humphrey was succeeded for a short period by Sybil, the pet of then chancellor Alistair Darling, in 2007 - but the renowned mouser failed to settle and returned to Scotland.
The Foreign Office appointed Palmerston, a moggy, in April to keep pests in Whitehall at bay.
