After Keir Starmer’s resignation in June 2026, Downing Street’s famous Chief Mouser has now outlasted six UK prime ministers and is getting ready to welcome his seventh.

Adopted in 2011 to handle a mouse problem, Larry somehow became more than just a cat. He has lived through Brexit, COVID-19, Partygate, Liz Truss’s record-short premiership, and now another political shake-up.

Prime ministers come and go. Cabinets rise and fall. But Larry remains.

At nearly 20 years old, he has become a living timeline of modern British politics, stealing the spotlight from world leaders and reminding everyone that sometimes the most powerful presence in government… has whiskers. 

At this point, maybe Larry shouldn’t just live at Number 10.