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Downing Street denies Cameron and Osborne cat feud | Downing Street denies Cameron and Osborne cat feud |
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By Justin Parkinson Political reporter, BBC News | By Justin Parkinson Political reporter, BBC News |
Downing Street has denied rumours of a feud between cats belonging to the chancellor and prime minister after they were pictured fighting. | Downing Street has denied rumours of a feud between cats belonging to the chancellor and prime minister after they were pictured fighting. |
George Osborne's Freya was photographed slugging David Cameron's Larry with a nasty-looking left claw, the evidence being posted on Twitter. | George Osborne's Freya was photographed slugging David Cameron's Larry with a nasty-looking left claw, the evidence being posted on Twitter. |
But the PM's spokeswoman insisted the two tabbies were able to "co-exist". | But the PM's spokeswoman insisted the two tabbies were able to "co-exist". |
She added that she would not "get into commenting on the adventures of our feline friends". | She added that she would not "get into commenting on the adventures of our feline friends". |
Residents of Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street have historically disagreed strongly over policy. | Residents of Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street have historically disagreed strongly over policy. |
Labour's Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were reportedly often left hissing over public sector reform impasses. | Labour's Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were reportedly often left hissing over public sector reform impasses. |
But Mr Osborne and Mr Cameron are thought to be among the more friendly prime minister-chancellor teams of recent decades. | But Mr Osborne and Mr Cameron are thought to be among the more friendly prime minister-chancellor teams of recent decades. |
Five-year-old Larry, in fact, has sometimes been castigated for a lack of aggression, and his suitability for "mousing" duties was questioned as a result of repeatedly falling asleep on the job. | Five-year-old Larry, in fact, has sometimes been castigated for a lack of aggression, and his suitability for "mousing" duties was questioned as a result of repeatedly falling asleep on the job. |
The Political Pictures snap seems to confirm Freya's dominance. In it she bats Larry away, while he raises his right paw in what could be placatory fashion. | The Political Pictures snap seems to confirm Freya's dominance. In it she bats Larry away, while he raises his right paw in what could be placatory fashion. |
Larry came to Downing Street from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in February last year after a large rat was seen scuttling past the door of No 10 during live television broadcasts. | Larry came to Downing Street from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in February last year after a large rat was seen scuttling past the door of No 10 during live television broadcasts. |
Freya went missing from the Osbornes' old home in Notting Hill, west London, for two years, her owners being identified when a vet found the details on a microchip. They were reunited last year. | |
Perhaps hardened by her time on the road, Freya has been drafted in for pest control duties, in an arrangement described by the Daily Mail as a "job-share to avoid hurting Larry's feelings". | Perhaps hardened by her time on the road, Freya has been drafted in for pest control duties, in an arrangement described by the Daily Mail as a "job-share to avoid hurting Larry's feelings". |
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