Downing Street rat: No new cat to be taken on

[VideoPro 10]

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The prime minister's spokesman said there would not be a replacement for Humphrey, nicknamed "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office", who died in 2006.

 

A rat has been seen scuttling outside the door of Number 10 on two TV news bulletins.

 

The number of the creatures living across the UK is estimated to be more than 50 million.

 

The Downing Street rat was recently spotted during a BBC News broadcast by political correspondent Gary O'Donoghue.

 

It passed behind the railings outside Number 10 during a live report last week.

 

Asked about the rat during a lobby briefing, the prime minister's official spokesman said there were "no plans" to bring in a cat to deal with it.

 

Humphrey was adopted by Number 10 after wandering into the building as a stray while Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister in 1989.

 

He moved out six months after Labour's 1997 general election win, with Tony Blair's wife Cherie denying reports her dislike for the animal was to blame.

 

Humphrey died in March 2006 at the home of a civil servant who cared for him during his "retirement".

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12265112

 

I reckon it's Cleggy.

[BritPat 10]

Downing St is populated with them, all 2 legged and all on Ministerial/Permanent Secretary salaries.

[wednesday1 10]

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The prime minister's spokesman said there would not be a replacement for Humphrey, nicknamed "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office", who died in 2006.

 

A rat has been seen scuttling outside the door of Number 10 on two TV news bulletins.

 

The number of the creatures living across the UK is estimated to be more than 50 million.

 

The Downing Street rat was recently spotted during a BBC News broadcast by political correspondent Gary O'Donoghue.

 

It passed behind the railings outside Number 10 during a live report last week.

 

Asked about the rat during a lobby briefing, the prime minister's official spokesman said there were "no plans" to bring in a cat to deal with it.

 

Humphrey was adopted by Number 10 after wandering into the building as a stray while Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister in 1989.

 

He moved out six months after Labour's 1997 general election win, with Tony Blair's wife Cherie denying reports her dislike for the animal was to blame.

 

Humphrey died in March 2006 at the home of a civil servant who cared for him during his "retirement".

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12265112

 

I reckon it's Cleggy.

 

 

You could well be right. Rats afterall do billions of pounds worth of damage to the economy each year.

[Greybeard 10]

Cats aren't much good for tackling rats anyway....frightened of getting bitten.

 

Cameron should complain to Boris, - he's in charge of London pest control

[frededwards 10]

It's all right, the Downing Street rat will lose his seat in Sheffield Hallam at the next election.

[BritPat 10]

It's all right, the Downing Street rat will lose his seat in Sheffield Hallam at the next election.

 

Sheffield Hallam will replace the rat with a rat.

 

The sheeple will have voted, life will carry on for the Bankster Elite.

[Tess 10]

They aren't getting it because they can't figure out who would pay for the food and any vets bills, they say it isn't really something they can charge tax payers for! Too right, its a flippin cat, and with the money they are on surely SOMEONE can stump up a few quid for some food?

[Rupert_Baehr 10]

 

...A rat has been seen scuttling outside the door of Number 10 on two TV news bulletins.

 

He's probably just trying to get back in. I seem to remember they had a hell of a time getting him to leave last summer.

[pinner 10]

Is no rat; is hamster.

[bullerboY 10]

There will be no need to feed it with all the rats it catches it will just be another fatcat and the only one doing its job right.:thumbsup: