FREE EUROPE PRESS: The Downing Street residence in London, where British prime ministers are based, is in disrepair. It smells bad. There are heating problems. Mice are infesting the basement, Politico reports.

‘This house is the perfect metaphor for the state of Britain… There are patches everywhere. Some doors lead to nowhere,’ the publication quotes a former Downing Street official.

The newspaper emphasizes that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer himself hates the residence. Many people believe his first 16 months in office had mistakes and scandals. They connect this to the poor condition of the premises.

Observers noted that the residence was recently compared again to a ‘bunker.’ There are rumors that Starmer could face a coup attempt.

Moreover, one of the British Prime Minister’s close associates compared Larry the cat, who has held the post of ‘chief mouser’ on Downing Street since 2011, to the British state

He was old and lazy. He was pampered and not doing the job for which he was kept (catching mice). However, he was untouchable due to tradition and universal sympathy.

Earlier, the Daily Mail reported that in the UK, local residents asked for repairs to a road. The road had not been repaired for over 40 years. Authorities reported that they would have to wait 103 years for a new road surface.

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