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Downing St political cat fight caught on camera
Fight broke out outside No10 this morning with Larry and Freya at each others throats just like there owners !!!
They might belong to the same political party, but the tabbies of number 10 and 11 Downing St are anything but cordial when they pass in the corridor.
A feline feud has exploded in British politics after a picture emerged of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's cat Freya dealing to Prime Minister David Cameron's cat Larry with a mean left hook.
Tweeted by Political Pictures, the picture shows visible animosity between the pair but the BBC has reported the office of the Prime Minister is denying the existence of any in-party feline fighting.
The PM's spokeswoman insisted the two tabbies were able to "co-exist".
She said she would not "get into commenting on the adventures of our feline friends".
Historically, there has often been tension between the two households, but Cameron and Osborne are one of the friendlier Prime Minister-Chancellor duos in recent times.
It is not Larry's first political gaffe. He was brought to Downing St from Battersea Dogs and Cats home earlier this year to deal to a large rat which was caught running outside the famous black door on television cameras. But he was later snapped snoozing on the job.
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".
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.
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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15733365
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.
Freya went missing from the Osborne's 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".
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