Larry the cat training yet another PM in Downing Street

Larry, chief mouser in Britain and long-time resident of the prime minister's official seat, can be seen outside the entrance to 10 Downing Street. Photo: dpa/Zuma Press Wire/Tayfun Salci

Some would say that Britain's beloved leader has everything you need in politics: A perfect sense of timing, plenty of assertiveness and is slow to make commitments and promises.

Larry the cat lives in Downing Street, the official residence of the British premier and he is busy training his sixth prime minister, since the election of Sir Keir Starmer, who replaced former prime minister Rishi Sunak this summer.