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UK's Larry the Cat, chief mouser of the country's prime minister's office in London's Downing Street, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that he is the real boss of British corridors of power. Larry's post on X came amid Rishi Sunak tendering his resignation to the British monarch Charles III and Keir Starmer’s pending appointment as prime minister.

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"Rishi Sunak has offered his resignation to The King but Keir Starmer has yet to be appointed as Prime Minister, so who’s in charge? Me," an X account attributed to Larry the Cat wrote.

The chief mouser has served during the premierships of David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. 

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The Conservative heavyweight Rishi Sunak stepped down as prime minister of the United Kingdom after the Tories failed to win a majority in UK's general election. The Conservative Party won just 120 seats in the 650-member House of Commons, the lower house of the parliament directly elected by the people.

The Labour Party returned to power after 14 years, winning 412 seats. The Labour crossed the majority mark of 326 seats to form the government with Sir Keir Starmer as its leader. 

Rishi Sunak delivers last message as prime minister

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"I have given this job my all. But you have sent a clear message, and yours is the only judgement that matters," Rishi Sunak said on Instagram.

He added, "This is a difficult day, but I leave this job honoured to have been Prime Minister of the best country in the world."

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The 44-year-old also shared a picture of himself with his wife, Akshata Murty, daughter of Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy and Rajya Sabha MP and philanthropist Sudha Murty.

“The right honourable Rishi Sunak MP had an audience of the King this morning and tendered his resignation as prime minister and first lord of the Treasury, which his majesty was graciously pleased to accept,” said Buckingham Palace in a statement.

(With inputs from agencies)