Sybil (cat)

Sybil (cat)

Infobox Animal
name = Sybil


caption = Sybil, in her employment as the
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
species = Cat
gender = Female
birthdate =
birthplace = London, England
nationality = British
occupation = Chief mouser to the cabinet office
employer = Queen Elizabeth II
title = Downing Street cat
term = 2007–present
predecessor = Humphrey
successor =
owner = Alistair Darling
appearance =
namedafter = Sybil Fawlty

Sybil is a cat living at 11 and 10 Downing Street. Named after Sybil Fawlty, she is the pet of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling.cite web | last = Assinder | first = Nick | title = No 10 gets new feline first lady | publisher = BBC News | date = 2007-09-11 | format = HTML | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6989055.stm | accessdate = 2007-09-13]

Confirmation of Sybil's tenure was given on 11 September 2007 by Gordon Brown's official spokesman, who stated, "I understand the Darlings do have a cat, and the cat has recently been brought to Downing Street... The Prime Minister and Sarah do not have a problem with it. I am sure the cat will appear at some point". [cite press release | title = Watch out, Brown: there's a new cat in town | publisher = Agence France-Presse (AFP) | date = 2007-09-12 | url = http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20070911/tpl-britain-politics-animals2-5b839a9_1.html | accessdate = 2007-09-13]

Sybil, who is black and white, is the first cat at Downing Street since Humphrey was removed due to Cherie Blair's aversion to cats [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/05/06/nlab406.html Trappings of family life threaten Humphrey's patch ] ] in 1997. [cite web | last = Prince | first = Rosa | title=Downing Street gets new cat | publisher = The Daily Mirror| date = 2007-09-12 | url = http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2007/09/12/downing-street-gets-new-cat-89520-19776982/ | format = HTML | accessdate = 2007-09-13]

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