The prime minister, who’ll go to Buckingham Palace after to tender his resignation to the Queen, told MPs he would “miss the roar of the bunch”.
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The Cabinet Office has confirmed that Larry will stay at 10 Downing Street on the task of rat catching.
May served as Cameron’s home secretary during the his six-year tenure as prime minister, presiding over domestic issues including “security, policing and immigration” per the New York Times.
Saying his goodbyes to his colleagues at a good-natured question-and-answer session, Mr Cameron declared that his party was 2-0 over its Labour rivals in giving the country a female prime minister. “He belongs to the house and the staff love him very much, as do I”.
He found time to congratulate Wimbledon victor Andy Murray and other British players there, and rebuffed rumors that he does not like Downing St.s resident cat, Larry I do!.
Mr Cameron was given a standing ovation from MPs on his side of the Chamber with a smattering of Labour and SNP MPs also rising to their feet to applaud the departing PM when he finished.
“He is reminding me of the black knight in Monty Python’s Holy Grail. I will miss the barbs of the opposition”, Cameron said, promising to watch future exchanges as a regular Conservative Party lawmaker on the back benches.
And on his very own Twitter account, Larry shared the love and responded affectionately, if a little cheekily, to Cameron’s snapshot. The storm front quickly swept away rival claimants to the prime ministry following Cameron’s resignation.
Amid the tributes, some MPs made suggestions for his future role, noting vacancies as England’s football manager, the presenter of BBC motoring show Top Gear and the judge on a dancing contest television show.
Owner Marcel Kralt, who organised for it to be delivered by London florist Patricia’s, said: “I couldn’t believe it. It is one of our most unusual requests”.
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“You can achieve a lot of things in politics, you can get a lot of things done and that in the end – the public service, the national interest – that is what it is all about”, he said during heartfelt closing remarks that drew tears from some of his fellow Members of Parliament.
