A black and white moggy called Gus has become the latest in a long line of political cats, join Downing Street's Larry and Palmerston.

The three-year-old cat is the latest feline keeping politicians company or tracking down mice while on duty.

Gus was looking for a new home after his owner could no longer after him.

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He has set up home with MP George Eustice and his wife Katy at theirLondon address after catching the eye of the Government Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food last month.

The couple went to Cats Protection in Surrey to find a new pet and couldn't resist the cute black and white tom.

Rosie King, deputy manager at the Cats Protection centre in Mitcham, south London, said it was clear that Gus would make a perfect pet for George and Katy.

She said: "Gus has such a lovely temperament and he made a beeline for George and his wife as soon as he saw them.

"Within five minutes, he had plonked himself on their laps and was purring away.

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"In hindsight, I think it was more a case of Gus choosing them than the other way round.

"George and Katy went away overnight to think it over but were back in the morning to collect Gus - he had certainly left an impression."

Gus was handed into the charity because his owner was moving and could no longer keep him.

Rosie says she thinks that Gus is perfect for the minister.

She added: "Like many cats, Gus has a lovely, calming presence so we know he will be well suited to a political household. We're thrilled they've found each other, and wish Gus all the best in his new life."

The long-haired moggy joins an illustrious list of moggies to grace political households, including Downing Street's Larry, former Chancellor George Osborne's Freya, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's El Gato and resident mousers Gladstone and Palmerston, now living at the Treasury and Foreign Office respectively.

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George, MP for Camborne, Redruth & Hayle, in Cornwall said: "Gus, the newest addition to our family, took all of 20 minutes to settle into his new home and stretch out on the sofa.

"All the team at Cats Protection were fabulous and the re-homing centre was immaculate. Charities like this do great work."