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Greg Evans
May 24, 2019
Before Theresa May announced that she would be resigning as prime minister things had to be prepared outside 10 Downing Street.
This involves the placement of the lectern, all the necessary cables and audio equipment and making sure that Larry, the Downing Street cat was out of harm's way.
The cute brown and white tabby who has now served under both May and David Cameron, having arrived in 2011 as chief mouser, was carried off just a few minutes before the PM emerged.
Larry the Cat knows how to play for the camera https://t.co/xw1WvEieV2— Charlie Proctor (@Charlie Proctor) 1558687495
UPDATE: The brutalist totalitarian May regime has removed Larry the Cat from his position. He was just enjoying th… https://t.co/rG5b4fgFJi— Charlie Proctor (@Charlie Proctor) 1558687760
Seems Theresa didn’t want to share her moment... https://t.co/ExWgsShwbO— Larry the Cat (@Larry the Cat) 1558687897
Given the pandemonium that May's resignation created, Larry brief appearance outside of Number 10 provided the internet with a brief bit of levity and appreciation of the simple things in life.
Larry's enjoying the sun. https://t.co/kI4mWmyfVE— Richard Morris (@Richard Morris) 1558687488
While a political storm brews inside 10 Downing Street, Chief Mouser Larry is soaking up the sun and enjoying all t… https://t.co/WFHDYMMNdM— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Bloomberg Quicktake) 1558687842
Larry the cat has arrived in Downing Street, ambling in from the Foreign Office https://t.co/FeOjJH2I8z— Ben Glaze (@Ben Glaze) 1558684159
@jeremyselwyn1 Larry the cat has been removed from the Downing Street doorstep. 📷 @jeremyselwyn1 https://t.co/6SYecQfTTu— Elliot Wagland (@Elliot Wagland) 1558687772
However, the situation soon turned to jokes and ridicule directed at May.
Larry has just been taken inside Downing Street. Which is just as well. Given May’s luck, she’d have walked out and tripped over him.— (((Dan Hodges))) (@(((Dan Hodges)))) 1558687612
Why Downing Street would not want Larry in the background of Theresa May’s expected announcement of her resignation… https://t.co/Yqqkzo3KqK— Hadas Gold (@Hadas Gold) 1558687837
A security guard coming out of Downing Street to remove Larry the Cat from view before May's big speech is honestly… https://t.co/M3rMsFZTYe— Holly Gittins (@Holly Gittins) 1558687623
“Bye bitch” https://t.co/bJHjH3nsyo— Philip J. Ellis (@Philip J. Ellis) 1558695319
Maybe Larry will put himself forward for the role?
“I am announcing that I’m standing to become the next Prime Minister. If Boris Johnson is running, then people dese… https://t.co/6btc4nFJKd— Larry the Cat (@Larry the Cat) 1558695918
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