Larry the Downing Street cat turned tail on Rory Stewart – the 8 funniest responses

On the day on which he officially launched his campaign to be Tory leader, Rory Stewart made a play for a crucial ally – Larry the Downing Street cat.

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1138386605046149120

Larry’s allegiance clearly couldn’t be bought that easily.

Nothing personal @RoryStewartUK – Rory walks and so does Larry…pic.twitter.com/SYvUQPINyy

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) June 11, 2019

Twitter had a few things to say about the strange photo-op.

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Larry the Downing Street cat has told Rory Stewart to piss off.

Let's have @No10Cat doing the Paul the Octopus bit to decide on a Tory leader. That is preferable to the rabid whims of the grassroots membership pic.twitter.com/3P4LbioTgQ

— Will Black (@WillBlackWriter) June 11, 2019

2.

Shall I kneel down.. if it walks away I'll look stupid but.. if it doesn't… alright here goes..

…oh for FUCK'S SAKE https://t.co/THmMWV72AU

— Benedict Cooper (@Ben_JS_Cooper) June 11, 2019

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https://twitter.com/PoliticalPics/status/1138366134317715461

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https://twitter.com/lukemcgee/status/1138352247702732800

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https://twitter.com/Tim_R_Dawson/status/1138542899140931585

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https://twitter.com/krustysghost/status/1138519188660772867

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https://twitter.com/bandit12blue/status/1138423328270639104

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https://twitter.com/elliotwagland/status/1138360789016948737

Little do the candidates know that the last part of the selection process will involve impressing Larry …

Next stages of the Tory leadership contest:
– Swimsuit round
– GCSE maths
– Random drug test
– Judges’ houses
– Litter tray changing speed contest
– Paper, scissors, stone…

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) June 11, 2019