Maria Caulfield’s cat Collar runs for Purr Minister

A cat, called Collar, belonging to Lewes MP Maria Caulfield, has been put forward for election to be Purr Minister by Battersea Cats & Dogs Home.

MPs and Peers will be putting forward their cats to a public vote for Purr Minister 2020 as Battersea Cats & Dogs Home looks to find the public’s favourite feline in Westminster.

The winner will follow in the adorable paw-steps of 2018’s winner, Alfie, who was nominated by Anne Clwyd, the former MP for Cynon Valley.

Each cat-idate will have a ‘manifursto’ explaining why they’re the cat’s pyjamas.

Mrs Caulfield said “I have always been an animal lover, with cats in particular. I adopted Collar as a stray cat and wanted to give her a loving home.

“Battersea Cats & Dogs Home do fantastic work for animals that are in need of help for whatever reason.

“I think that being a stray Collar represents exactly what they are all about, and I hope that when voting opens to the public people will be able to support Collar to become Purr Minister.”

Collar’s ‘manifursto’ for Purr Minister says: “Being a stray and someone who didn’t have a home, I searched high and low to find someone to love me, look after me and be my servant.

“I was lucky as I found a loving home which already had cats so I have allowed them to look after me.”

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