Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has introduced a new Siberian kitten named Prince to Downing Street.The feline was snapped exploring the PM's desk ahead of Labour's party conference.Starmer revealed Prince won out over his children's preference for a German shepherd after "long summer negotiations".It's unclear how Prince will get on with the Starmers' existing cat Jojo and Larry, No. 10's veteran Chief Mouser.
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00:00Move over Larry, there's a new Downing Street cat in town.
00:04Keir Starmer has formed a cabinet, launched his vision at the party conference
00:08and has now announced a new office companion.
00:11Prince, the fluffy Siberian kitten.
00:14This cat has joined the Starmer crew at the most powerful pad in the country
00:18after what he described as a summer of negotiations with his kids.
00:23My daughter, who's 13 and a half, is on a campaign to get a dog.
00:27And so this has been a long-running campaign.
00:30But it seems that he put his time as a barrister to good use
00:33and won this argument, settling on this little critter, Prince.
00:37We're unsure if the name is a reference to the royals or maybe that musician.
00:43Prince will have to get along with Jojo, Starmer's current family cat
00:47and Larry, the iconic chief mouser of Downing Street
00:51who has become just as famous as that big black door itself.
00:56And he's seen a fair few PMs along the way.
01:02So will they get on? Will it be a cat fight for Starmer's attention?
01:06We'll have to find out as this feline power play carries out in the heart of UK politics.