Larry And Palmerston, The Downing Street Cats, Look Like They've Fallen Out Again

Forget leaked WhatsApps or governmental gossip.

There’s plenty of tension in government right now after Theresa May’s car crash of a General Election, but if you want the real inside scoop on what’s going on then look to the Downing Street pets.

The Tories have been trying to keep calm and carry on following the disastrous election result.

But the tensions within the government are being betrayed by Downing Street’s feline residents.

The Downing Street cats have been at it again
The Downing Street cats have been at it again
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Larry, who lives at Number 10, and Palmerston, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s resident mouser, have had a rocky relationship and it seems the pair are going through a rough patch right now.

The pair were spotted in a feline face off outside their homes on Friday:

🐱🐱Two cats. One street. Larry and Palmerston battle it out... #GE2017 @BBCNewsround pic.twitter.com/2VYrYaq5yT

— Ricky Boleto (@rickyboleto) June 9, 2017

This narration of an actual cat fight live on a politics show is the best thing you will see. I adore Britain pic.twitter.com/qw2GLWhWLA

— Felicity Morse (@FelicityMorse) June 13, 2017

As well as avoiding each other:

A bit of showing off in front of the international media today as Larry and Palmerston give a wide berth to each other, boy's will be boy's pic.twitter.com/5pfambNQsl

— Political Pictures (@PoliticalPics) June 12, 2017

Larry has also been vocal on his unofficial Twitter account:

Palmerston wants to think himself lucky that those bars are there...
(Pic: @ronbrown01) pic.twitter.com/b87jeY1B1O

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) June 12, 2017

According to the Telegraph, Larry has also been seen with his haunches raised around Palmerston.

The pair got into a number of scraps last year, with Larry even requiring veterinary treatment after one particularly nasty spat.

Larry and Palmerston scrap last year
Larry and Palmerston scrap last year
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Come on gents, there’s already enough in-fighting going on indoors.

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