Oh dear. After weeks of bubbling tensions, things have come to a head between Theresa May’s resident cat Larry and Palmerston, the Foreign Office’s chief mouser. The feuding duo — who have been engaged in a turf war for some weeks — got into such a scrap this morning that fur flew and the felines had to be physically separated.
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With the fight just one of many this month, Mr S hears a rumour that Battersea Dogs and Cats Home — who provided the animals — have now been called in to try and mend the cats’ relationship. If they fail, it may well be time for Cameron to put his money where his mouth is and welcome his old pet into his new home. After all, despite not including Larry in his resignation honours’ list, Cameron has repeatedly insisted that his love for the cat is true.
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