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british prime minister adopts siberian cat in downing street and is criticized by former intelligence officer for "supporting russia", netizens complain

2024-09-26

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[global network report] according to russia today (rt) on the 25th, british prime minister starmer was recently accused by a former british intelligence officer and opposition (conservative party) local constituency candidate stephen james because he adopted a siberian cat instead of a british shorthair cat. the latter questioned whether this was a sign of starmer's support for russia. however, many netizens said james' accusation against starmer was "absurd" and believed that it was an attack of "russophobia".

according to the bbc and other media, the siberian cat starmer adopted is named "prince". starmer previously said that his children initially wanted a german shepherd, but after "a summer of long negotiations", they decided to adopt a siberian kitten. according to reports, "prince" is the third cat currently living in downing street. the starmer family already has a cat named "jojo". in addition, there is larry, the "chief mouser" tabby cat who has lived in downing street since february 2011.

"starmer's choice of a russian siberian kitten over a british shorthair is the clearest sign yet that he doesn't support britain!" last weekend, james wrote on social media x about starmer's adoption of a "prince" in downing street, "if the prime minister doesn't even support british shorthair cats, how can we expect him to support british workers?" at the end of the article, he attached the hashtag "support britain instead of russia." james is reportedly a veteran who served in the british army intelligence department and is also a conservative party parliamentary candidate in this year's general election.