He’s on his sixth prime minister, has watched presidents and princes walk through the black door of No 10, and will soon become the longest continuous resident of Downing Street since Pitt the Younger.
The landscape of British politics has changed a lot in the past 15 years, but Larry the cat has remained a reassuring constant. Now his enduring popularity – the like of which some of his temporary owners would kill for – is to feature in a new Channel 4 documentary series presented by David Baddiel, ‘David Baddiel: Cat Man’, exploring Britain’s love of cats. For Larry’s fans, the spotlight has been a long time coming.
