How sad to read Humphrey the Downing Street cat and official mouser has passed away.

Mrs Thatcher and John Major were fond of Humphrey and he could often be seen sitting on the front step at Number Ten. On entering Downing Street, The Blairs got rid of him. It must have been a shock to lose his home so suddenly.

It is sad the Blair children were denied the joys of cat ownership. Mr and Mrs Blair certainly missed out, as it is said pets are good for your well-being - money and power are disposable.

-Joy Linford, Hove