She followed the steps of Humphrey, the cat that served Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair. Her name was Sybil and she was Chancellor Alistair Darling’s cat.

She was named after Basil Fawlty’s wife in the television show Fawlty Towers.

The black and white cat was a great mouser, say sources for Telegraph and she passed away after an illness.

Also according to the same article from Telegraph, rumors say prime minister Gordon Brown wasn’t too fond of the cat:

Amid rumours that Gordon Brown disliked the cat, his official spokesman said at the time: “The Prime Minister and [his wife] Sarah do not have a problem with it.”

Sybil

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