So, in Germany, an MP has just resigned because there's an initial investigation into potential corruption in brokering a mask contract. MP resigned, won't stand for re-election. Have any of the dozens of UK MPs and cabinet members giving mates contracts resigned yet? Any? No?
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Was just trying to book St. Paul's Cathedral tickets for visiting friends. A single daytime entry ticket is now a whopping £26. Westminster Abbey: £29. Just to compare - Cologne Cathedral: free. Notre Dame Paris: free. Florence Dome and Rome St Peter's Basilica: free
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Well, @Number10cat was in a rather cuddly mood today. He just curled up in my lap and snoozed off, purring. Gave him a good scratch behind the ears and under the chin, think he may have quite enjoyed that.
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Today, both the Telegraph and Times run glamourised, government issued pictures of Liz Truss posing in the Kreml on the front pages, taken by a tax payer funded vanity photographer. This is not independent reporting, it isn't news, and it isn't journalism. It's propaganda.
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Right. At this point, shall we just go with Hugh Grant as caretaker PM, until the rest can be sorted out? What say ye, @HackedOffHugh ?
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No, James Cleverly, the British logistics crisis is not "a situation that many countries are experiencing now". Supermarket shelves are full in the EU. Please tell the truth, the shortage of HGV drivers is a UK problem and caused largely by Brexit. #HoldThemToAccount
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Welcome Larry’s Love Inn at #DowningStreet, where the resident feline will sit and ponder for a bit (pic), then roll up for a 10 min cat nap (no pic, as busy scratching ears), only to then dribble, drool and salivate all over my down coat. What are you like, @Number10cat ?! 😀
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More shots from the Cabinet Meeting in #DowningStreet, where @Number10cat photobombed, I mean graced, many of the pics. Hilary Benn & Steve Reed say hello, Liz Kendall with a little back rub, Ian Murray and Peter Kyle approach, and the post cabinet snooze. Pics @Alamy_Editorial
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‘Supply chain issues’? ‘Border challenges’? Nonsense. There are no test tube shortages in Europe, yet people in UK now cannot have their regular blood tests. This is Brexit, @BBC. Call it what it is and don’t take us for fools.
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New covid cases today in Germany: 3k, population 83m. New covid cases today in UK: 33k, population 67m.
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And last but never ever least, there was this little face in the window next to the No 10 door. Snoozing comfortably on the window ledge, I think @Number10cat took it easy today, watching the world (literally) go by. Sorry bit blurry, but he looked cute.
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Richard Ratcliffe and his daughter Gabriella sit outside the Foreign Office during the candlelight vigil this eve. Ratcliffe continues his hungerstrike to continue to highlight the situation of his wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, still detained in Iran. Pics @Alamy_Editorial
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A question. Is there actually a super injunction in place on Charlotte Owen? What did she see or do (or not do?) during her time at No 10 that warranted being elevated to the House of Lords by Boris Johnson? There seems to be an "understanding" to let dust settle on it. Why?
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Well, @Number10cat doesn't look too amused about his constantly changing house mates. He rarely pulls faces and is usually quite the well composed diplocat, but you really can't blame him for getting fed up.
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Young white woman on the Jubilee Line gets out at Canada Water & forgets ipad/laptop/similar in pouch. Three young black men shout & run. Nope not to grab it but to tell her and bring it to her. Take that, racist haters who moan about ‘crime ridden’ London. #loveLondon
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It was rather cold in Downing Street yesterday morning, but this little fella made a brief appearance and it really cheered me up. No cuddles, he had a busy schedule checking the PM's cars and patrolling the bike storage. But he found time for a little pose. @Number10cat
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Last night I sat on the busy tube, tired & with heavy cam gear. Group of drunk young men loudly sing. Aggressively. Then the 'Boris we love you' chants start. Finally, emboldened by lack of objection, they move on to 'Oh, Tommeh Robinson'. And so it begins. Yes, this IS fascism.
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I'm disgusted by the growing number of comments that it's 'ok' that the elderly, those in care homes, with illnesses or disabilities are 'closer to death anyway' and their disproportionate covid-19 death rate an 'acceptable' side effect. Eugenics is not 'ok'. Do not normalise it.
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Well today I've photographed the PM, a few former Prime Ministers, opposition leaders, dignitaries and the odd Royal. Enjoyed it. Nice pictures, too, will post eventually. But really, there's only one little guy that matters, eh Larrmaster? @Number10cat
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And a quick pic of the larrmaster from today. Looking quite chilled, and greeting a few cabinet ministers by the door. I think you have nothing to worry about regarding newbie Siberian forest kittens roaming No10, @Number10cat - you're still the cutest feline around!
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When I went to say hello at @SODEMAction protest today, the Met had just seized the two amps used by @snb19692. My prediction - Steve won't be silenced just because the Police, Crime & Sentencing Bill was changed, but he may just become even more iconic.
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The Larrmaster has strutting along Downing Street down to perfection. Always walking with a purpose (even if that purpose is finding a quiet spot to sniff one's own bottom), owning the runway, ruling the catwalk, commanding attention. Cabinet ministers, take note.😉@Number10cat
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I don't know what Kay Burley's beef is with Starmer, but this is starting to look like a personal vendetta now and it is uncomfortable to watch. I am all for holding politicians to account. But desperate scrambling for anything that can be sensationalised is not good journalism.
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Aww. An over the shoulder with the No 10 #DowningStreet wreath by the door. Nice posing, @Number10cat .
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If you're gonna walk down Downing Street, walk with a purpose. And that's exactly what he did! @Number10cat strutting his stuff with confidence, keeping a check on things as usual. If he looks extra fluffy today - that's because it was freezing in the street!
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A Thursday morning cheer-up post of @Number10cat posing up a storm in Downing Street yesterday. The Larrmaster takes his strolling duties seriously.
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Not a Halloween cat, just an autumnal @Number10cat , chilling out in #DowningStreet this morning. Bless, I think he's seen it all before, nothing can spook that cat these days.
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With impeccable timing as usual, the Larrmaster popped out of No 10 to have a little wander just a few minutes before Rachel Reeves was due to exit No 11. Who can blame photographers for being a bit distracted, when there's a cat strolling around, eh @Number10cat ?😉
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So, apparently the government will scrap proposed bans on the import of fur & foie gras, possibly not ban the export of live animals for slaughter and also still allow the import of hunting trophies. We are evolving backwards, aren't we? This is terrible, so disappointing.
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I have got to hand it to you @Number10cat , you really know how to pick your moments. Just before the Latvian Prime Minister arrives, you decide to go for a walk to inspect your territory. The Latvians duly wait in their cars until you are safely on the pavement. Priceless! 😉
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Meanwhile, @Number10cat was having a bit of a spa day. Now that all the roaming restrictions and stress of the coronation are over, one can tend to one's fluffy fur and get spruced up, ready for that close up. Good on you, Larry, priorities sorted. Every day is Larry day.
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Well, @Number10cat had impeccable timing today. First he sat in a No 11 window, then just before the PM's departure he suddenly popped out from No 10 & very slowly sashayed down the road holding everything up, (but stopping short of a lie down in front of the PM's car). Fab!😂
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On the train with a bunch of clueless, spoiled, entitled teenage boys from Dulwich College, listening to their ‘the Tories can still win this’ , ‘My dad said this/that’ and ‘environmental regs ruin the economy’ drivel. Could we have National Service just for brats, please? Ta!
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There is a certain world weariness in @Number10cat 's eyes these days. I did his round a few times, briefly stopped by, but I think he is confused and worried as the rest of us, about what the future may hold. Looking cute though. Hugs, Larry!
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I think @Number10cat is a good judge of character, he knows who is sincere. Few people are allowed to give him belly rubs. I've not seen any of the politicians even try. Yet he happily lets one of the friendly Downing Street officers do it. Just look how happy he is there.🙂🐈
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Cats are amazingly bendy, and the Larrmaster @Number10cat is no exception. Here he is this afternoon, demonstrating his contortionist technique to tackle the gates to the Foreign Office bike storage. Step 1 - approach with confidence. 2 squeeze under 3. slide that backside.
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Well, @Number10cat was clearly enjoying his red carpet moment just ahead of the #JoeBiden visit. But then....cruelly, his time in the limelight was cut short. Awww. Hands up if you also wanted to see a pic of Joe & Larry? #CatsOfTwitter
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Secretary of State for snoozes, squirrel chases and hairy cuddles, @Number10cat takes his job seriously and went on a quick round to check that we were all paying enough attention. Thanks for the little cuddle, Larrmaster, short but sweet.
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So here is a pic of the Larrmaster on Tuesday, out on patrol during the cabinet meeting. Graceful, nimble, yet in control. And please note the excellent leaf avoidance manoeuvre with the rear paw - good footwork there, @Number10cat.
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And last, but never, ever least, the Larrmaster, @Number10cat . I think he was a bit confused by all the comings and goings, he popped in and out of No 10, finally settling for a safe & warm spot under one of the PM's cars from where he watched. 😽
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Taking a step away from politics, the king of Downing Street, @Number10cat in his favourite "I might look like my eyes are closed but I can still see you" snooze position, stretched out right across the pavement this morning. Love 'ya Larrmaster.
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On a Northern Line train that is absolutely filthy. looks like it hasn’t been deep cleaned in a year, nor even routine-cleaned in weeks. There is clearly a massive shortage of service personnel in every single sector now. And it will only get worse. #BrexitHasFailed
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A little pic of the Larrmaster from last week's cabinet. Nice soft lighting there, mid-morning. Looking like a proper statesman @Number10cat !
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Wherever Julia Hartley-Brewer flew to, I strongly hope she is being quarantined for the duration of her stay.
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And, of course, this little guy was out and about, ignoring prime ministers and secret service agents equally, then sashaying over to the pen and treating #DowningStreet like his own, personal catwalk. As you do. Love ya, @Number10cat
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Larry @Number10cat, the snooze master. He got a lot of attention today. Here is is being stroked by a kind visitor (and snoozing), being stroked by another visitor (and snoozing), picked up by a visitor (and kinda snoozing) and....snoozing! Cute.
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The Larrmaster is such a cute little fur ball of contradictions. There's a rain shower - cue @Number10cat steps out & poses in the very spot he always poses in. Then as the sun comes out, he promptly turns around to go back in. But the rain returns, so he trots to the gardens.😀
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When fascist flags are allowed to be carried in the. streets once again then a country is in deep, deep trouble.
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Someone has been rehearsing his poses with the Christmas decorations, eh Larrmaster? @Number10cat
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In addition to his duties as Chief Mouser, the Larrmaster seems to have taken on the role of Photobomber Extraordinaire today at cabinet in #DowningStreet. Lovely to see you, @Number10cat, long may you continue. Seen her with Bridget Phillipson, Angela Smith & Darren Jones.
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Very little ministerial activity in Downing Street this afternoon (so left after an hour), but who needs ministers when the star of the show, @Number10cat comes to do his little round to inspect the territory. A nice Met Police Officer kindly knocked on the door for him.
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So, Sajid announces he wants to lift all covid restrictions & 'make Britain the most open country in Europe', whilst it currently has more cases than most of the EU together. Willingly risking more hospitalisations in the UK, and travelling Brits carrying delta abroad. Slow clap.
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Janey Godley, you are so sorely missed today. Hope you‘re up there, sitting on a fluffy cloud, having a laugh and sending some heavy rain down on a certain golf course.
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Forgot to attach some pics of the Larrmaster holding the fort in Downing Street yesterday. You're looking in control, as usual, @Number10cat , even when you're snoozing. 😉
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Larry the cat, catching up on some much needed sleep in the flower bed. Can't blame him. You look so peaceful when you're snoozing @Number10cat! #LarryforPM
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Well someone did not have a care in the world today, relaxing and rolling around on the pavement in #DowningStreet just ahead of the PM's departure for Parliament. Good to see you enjoying yourself, Larrmaster @Number10cat !
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Larry, what are you like? Just before the PM was due to exit, @Number10cat sat down between the door & PM's car, bringing up a hairball. After 2 minutes of gagging but no hairball (malt paste really helps, Larrmaster), he nipped inside, sashaying past the PM's feet😆 #PressPenFun
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No #DowningStreet visit would be complete without an appearance @Number10cat. Or five. Our Chief Mouser strutted his stuff on the red carpet repeatedly, and finally snoozed in the middle of the road until a kind officer led him to safety. What are you like, Larrmaster? 😁🥰
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The Larrmaster had a busy day today. Snoozing, sleeping, nodding, dozing, napping, shedding fur (lots) lapping up the sun and receiving scritches and under-the-chin rubs from a kind visitor, all hard work eh @Number10cat?
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Yesterday, following some, ahem, important business in the flower beds, the Larrmaster took a little little autumnal stroll along Downing Street, before getting a some tlc from a very kind Met Police officer and a politico. Aww.😀 @Number10cat
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Why does a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom need PR and perception management in the US? Answers on a postcard from Clacton, please.
EXCL: Nigel Farage has been given team of US advisers to help him with PR & “perception management” in America by firm owned by former Steve Bannon aide @rowenamason reports theguardian.com/politics/202…
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Of course, no cabinet meeting would be complete without an appearance or three by the Larrmaster ('not quite interacting' with Ed Miliband here 😉) and a nice little closeup of @Number10cat 's face. Brrr...it's cold in Westminster, off home now!
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Larry, out on paw patrol in Downing Street. Doing his duty, in all weathers and seasons. Don't mess with the SW1 tiger, eh @Number10cat ?
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Found this shot from a couple of months. ago on my phone. The Larrmaster enjoying the sunshine back then.
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And here's @Number10cat on his morning round through #DowningStreet yesterday. He may be a little slower, but he can still squeeze under those gates to the Foreign Office! Hope you had a nice, chilled day in the sun, Larrmaster.
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And of course the Larrmaster @Number10cat stole the show again. Here, he was being interviewed by a friendly journo who, I presume, gathered his views on current Anglo-French relations and the quality of French cuisine. I think. 😉
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A little neck massage for the Larrmaster, when he finally sat still for more than two seconds. @Number10cat I think I might bring a brush into Downing Street tomorrow, your bum hair was all stuck together and matted. Can't have that - free the bum hair!! 😬😆🐈
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Haven't posted any pics of the Larrmaster for a while, here's a shot of @Number10cat pretending to snooze in the grass whilst taking his job very seriously at the same time. One eye is always half open, just in case. 😉Have a lovely Sunday, humans, felines & everyone else.
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The Larrmaster @Number10cat on yet another snooze-a-thon yesterday afternoon. Cannot blame the little furball, it was hot and sweaty in Downing Street (and that's just inside Morgan Sweeney's office 😉)
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He only made a brief appearance today, I think the weather was just not to his liking. But when he does show up, he just owns the place and makes Downing Street his catwalk. Hope you're snuggled up on your comfy cushion by the window now, @Number10cat .
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The Larrmaster today, posing beautifully and wearing one of his typical 'I may look snoozy, but underneath, I am alert and have it all under control' looks that he does so well, eh @Number10cat?
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Dear @JamesCleverly, as someone who once had her drink spiked and was very lucky to that her friends noticed the signs, I really don’t find your Rohypnol comments funny. At all.
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And finally, the only occupant of No 10 who takes his job seriously, it seems - here's @Number10cat guarding the door. (No 10 Policy Chief, Andrew Griffith exiting)
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Meanwhile, this little fella was a bit disappointed to be excluded from the #HogRoast. Soon after this shot, he curled up on the vents and was fast asleep for several hours, ignoring the general mayhem, ministerial cars and DS arrivals. @Number10cat has priorities! 😊
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Of course no day in Downing Street would be complete without a little pic of @Number10cat. Following his, ahem, private moment in the flower beds, we were treated to, ahem, a little hairball n` lunch throw-up. But frankly, with all that is going on in No 10, can anyone blame him?
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A little pic of @Number10cat looking a little world-weary (but cute as usual). Hope your new roomies will keep the house in order and bring plenty of Dreamies for you.
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A little head-scratch-and-belly-rub photo with a very chilled out, sleepy @Number10cat today, taken by fab fellow photographer @amandarosephoto .
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Here's a pic of the star of the cabinet arrivals show in Downing Street this morning, @Number10cat, basking in the sunshine after what I assume was his third breakfast of the day.
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Bullying always masks gross incompetence and weakness. #PritiPatel
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Longish day covering Downing Street, a trade show & client shoot in the eve. But first things first: @Number10cat made a well timed appearance in #DowningStreet, snuggling up to the friendly Ukrainian ambassador Prystaiko & wife, Ukrainian soldiers & two pretty singers.
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I switch channels now when anything 'Nigel Farage says/does/thinks' comes on. I simply don't want to see or hear his vile views, and I do not want to watch or listen to journalist wallowing in his verbal excrement for the sake of sensationalist reporting. It isn't journalism.
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Ursula v.d. Leyen is a qualified physician, bilingual, has 7 children, lived abroad, Germany's first female defence minister first female President of the European commission. As privileged by background as Boris Johnson, but unlike him, not lazily resting on that privilege.👊
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Playtime in Downing Street, starring @Number10cat. Perhaps ministers could all start their day by rolling around in the press pen, too, before cabinet tomorrow?
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So far today, I've seen 2 rainbow lanyards going into Downing Street, 1 into the Cab Office, and 1 genius pair of rebel rainbow socks also going into the Cab Office. One could almost get the impression that Ms. McV's announcements are not taken seriously by civil servants. 😉
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Every morning, I think think - today, we'll turn a corner! People will finally see the British government for the completely incompetent charlatans they are, people will get sensible & bring covid19 numbers down, things will improve. But it only gets worse. When will this stop???
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Made it back to Downing Street for the cabinet after the first photocall. And in Larry's absence (snoozing inside - wise cat), this little fella stole the show, a young fox in the flower beds and trotting past the Chief Whip, Sir Alan Campbell. Pics at the agencies.
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Meanwhile in Downing Street, the paw patrol has got everything under control.
(Well, everything apart from the shedding...your fluff just goes everywhere, @Number10cat 😁).
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The very gentle long arm of the law - @Number10cat was clearly putty in this kind Downing Street police officer's hands today, just look at his chilled little cat face as he received belly rubs. Awww. 🐈😀
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Well @Number10cat looks overjoyed. Not.
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A shot of the Larrmaster looking thoughtful and contemplative. But never without hope. There is always hope, however bad things might seem. Wishing @Number10cat and everyone else a calm and peaceful festive season, whatever your confession, beliefs or situation may be.
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A little close up of HRH Larrmaster @Number10cat . Calm and focused, as usual (on food and naps. I only had behind-the-ears scratches to offer but he made do with those for a little while) 😉
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Suspended MP Peter Bone with girlfriend Helen Harrison, who was just chosen by the Conservative Party to run in the Wellingborough by-election to replace him. Pic I took of them a while ago, available at Alamy Editorial. British politics - you really couldn't make it up...😉
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