Please note: voting has now closed. Come back on 25th November 2024 to find out who will be crowned Purr Minister!
Battersea is preparing for a fur-midable feline face-off, as MPs and Peers have put their cats to a public vote to be crowed Purr Minister 2024. Each cat-didate has submitted a Manifursto explaining why they've got what it takes to rule the House.
From committing to more pet-friendly properties to cracking down on illegal kitten importing, we want to know which animal welfare policy will be popular amongst our Purr Minister entrants?
VOTE FOR YOUR TOP CAT
Voting is meow open! Get behind your favourite glamour puss or moggy and help us crown Purr Minister 2024. Voting will close at 5pm on 14th November 2024. We will announce the winner on 21st November 2024. May the best cat win!
Scroll down to see their Manifursto's below
Attlee
Chilli and Bandit
Clem and Mo
Cookie
Ebba
Millie
Mimi
Morty
Murphy
Scampi
Sprinkles
Attlee
Owner: Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Manifursto: Why should I be Purr Minister?
- I know ‘Furrskine' May like the back of my paw.
- As a DiploCat, I have a firm claw on international diplomacy and strengthening inter-purrlimentary ties.
- I respect the hiss-tory of Purr-liament.
- I will purr-tect the parliamentary community.
- I’ll be an ‘Advocate’ for ensuring fellow felines having a purrfect experience in the House.
Chilli and Bandit
Owner: Stella Creasy MP
Manifursto: Seven months old, Chilli and Bandit are relentless cat welfare campaigners from Clawthamstow whose whiskers and wide eyes pawmote awareness about neutering and microchipping. When not playing kitty uppy with balloons or stealing croissants, they are also ally cats making feline femeownist videos.
Clem and Mo
Owner: Johanna Baxter MP
Manifursto: Clement Cattlee & Mo Meowlam are the purr-fect pair to deliver a Manifursto for change. They’ll be clawsome advocates fur every kitty’s right to snuggle up in pet friendly properties, to paws-itively ban extreme breeding of unhealthy traits and lobby for microchips for all to keep their feline friends safe.
Cookie
Owner: Janet Daby MP
Manifursto: I’m Cookie, a rescued cat who likes chess.
I’m running to be Purr Minister because I have an amazing purr-sonality and pledge.
Every cat deserves a home so I back the purr-suasive policy to allow tenants to request to keep a pet, including cats!
With your vote anything is pawsible!
Ebba
Owner: Lord Bishop of Newcastle Dr Helen-Ann Hartley
Manifursto: I am campaigning for Pet friendly properties and understand the im-paw-tance of a safe home for my cat-stituents. I am cat-mitted to ending restrictive pet policies meow and fur-ever, and my origin as a rescue kitten means I will be a paws-on PM. A fur-ce for lasting change!
Millie
Owner: Doctor Scott Arthur MP
Manifursto: Millie’s Mission Led Government will have cat-itude:
- Workers’ Rights - Daily government-mandated nap time for all citizens.
- Democratic Reform – Larry’s dictatorship must end, the position of “Downing Street Cat” will be subject to an election.
- Wellbeing Boost - A full review of people selling kittens online for profit.
Mimi
Owner: Cat Eccles MP
Manifursto: Mimi the Snow Bengal is standing to be Purr Minister! I rescued her from a breeder who cast her aside when she was no longer productive.
She had a lot to say for herself and is calling for mandatory reporting of cats in road traffic collisions, unlimited treatos, and more!
Morty
Owner: Adam Thompson MP
Manifursto: My name is Morty Plummer-Thompson and I want to be Purr Minister because all moggins should be able to live in rented properties with their mogparents. I also thinks I would be good because catch spideys very well and, while I am sometimes mean to my sister, I lufs her.
Murphy
Owner: Layla Moran MP
Manifursto: As a 21-year-old cat I have seen it all. I pledge to stand up for frail felines everywhere with:
- A triple lock on Catnip and re-instating winter fur payments for paw-sioners.
- Removing the 2-kitten benefit cap.
- Tougher regulations on cat breeding.
Scampi
Owner: Peter Bedford MP
Manifursto: Scampi, also known as "The Baroness", should be the next Purr Minister because she is the ultimate 'no nonsense' Diva.
Her house, Her rules.
Having seen her neighbour killed in an RTA she believes that motorists should be legally required report any cat road traffic accidents - as currently with dogs.
Sprinkles
Owner: Sadik Al Hassan MP
Manifursto: A stern, but fair, ruler who has a strong sense of independence and believes strongly in pursuing sovereignty and defending territorial areas.
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