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Palmerston's retirement leaves Larry as top cat

7 August 2020

9:33 PM

7 August 2020

9:33 PM

Power struggles at the heart of government continued today, with a key member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office announcing his retirement. Palmerston the cat, Chief Mouser of the department since 2016, announced he was stepping down via the Foreign Office Twitter account. In a statement, Palmerston explained that working from home over lockdown had made him reconsider his position.

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