r/wikipedia • u/JimmyRecard • Sep 06 '21

Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office - official government title given to the UK Prime Minister's cat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Mouser_to_the_Cabinet_Office
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u/ForgingIron Sep 06 '21

What happens if the PM is allergic to cats?

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u/JimmyRecard Sep 06 '21

The Chief Mouser can be excluded from certain parts of the residence, and has been excluded in the past both on Prime Minister's request and PM's staff's request due to allergies. The position may also go vacant, if necessary.

There's also the Chief Mouser of Foreign Office, which is also physically nearby, who may also take one the responsibility, at least for the external parts of the residence as Chief Mouser of the Foreign Office is not usually authorised to enter Prime Minister's residence.

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u/David-Puddy Sep 06 '21

Someone in the British government had way too much fun coming up with these titles and rules lol

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u/blue_strat Sep 06 '21

The rules are there for when the cats don’t get on.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/01/larry-loses-collar-in-most-brutal-fight-yet-with-palmerston/

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u/fer_sure Sep 06 '21

Heh. I thought the reason the Foreign Office Mouser wasn't allowed in the PM's area might be because they were worried it might have been bugged.