The Speaker is a well-known animal lover and took in Attlee the cat last summer. But despite his quip, more than a million pounds has been spent on pest control in Parliament in the past decade.
Attlee, named after the post-war prime minister Clement Attlee, joined Sir Lindsay in theThere is also Boris the parrot, who Sir Lindsay says he has been teaching how to sing God Save The King - with the bird apparently"listening very carefully".This all comes ahead of a reception for the King and Queen Consort taking place on Tuesday.
Sir Lindsay will host the royals alongside Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the leader of the opposition Sir Keir Starmer in Westminster Hall.He will be attending in full regalia as he watches the crowning of King Charles III.There are also rats in Westminster, according to parliamentary information. Pic: iStock
"I have never known the monarch to object to what the House of Commons does. I never, ever see that happening. What I see is a grown-up recognition of democracy in this country, that we still have a monarch that plays his part," Sir Lindsay said. "I've got to say, what a privilege that we've got the sadness of Her Majesty, but we’ve now got the sunrise of a new King coming."
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