Political Animals

Larry the cat at Downing Street has seen off five PrimeMinisters and is a national institution. But he comes from a long line of political animals both in Westminsterand Washington. 

Tracing the political (and not-so-political) tussles of thedogs, cats and even tarantulas on both sides of the Atlantic from the time ofCardinal Wolsey, political journalist and former special adviser Peter Cardwelltells never-before-heard tales from senior figures including Rishi Sunak, SueGray and David Cameron’s adviser who selected Larry from Battersea Dogs’ &Cats’ Home, who breaks her silence about the times One Direction and PresidentObama met the moggy.