Successor
In September 2007, the first Downing Street cat since Humphrey was introduced; Sybil moved from Edinburgh with Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and family. She shared a thespian name like her predecessor, being named after Sybil Fawlty from Fawlty Towers. Sybil returned to Edinburgh in early 2009 as she didn't settle. Sybil died in July 2009.
In February 2011, a new cat was welcomed into Downing Street from London's Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Larry arrived following weeks of speculation about potential pest control measures after a large black rat was seen scuttling past No 10.
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