LARRY the Cat is the only inhabitant of Downing Street to have done a good job this century, it has been confirmed.

Larry, who does everything he is asked by catching an average of two mice a week, has yet to plunge the country into disarray, start a disastrous war or drive the economy into a tree.

Larry said: “I just show up and do my job. No fuss, no bother.

“I think one advantage I have is that I lick my own bum rather than having other people do it for me. It keeps me grounded.”

He added: “I’ve no plans to run for the top job myself. People say that politics attracts unprincipled psychopaths and as a cat I just wouldn’t fit in. I’m too nice.”