From Aditi KhannaLondon, May 25 (PTI) Britains foreign secretary Philip Hammond was forced to issue a denial after his own Conservative party colleague claimed the "chief mouser" at the UKs Foreign Office could be a European Union (EU) spy. He went on to reveal that the chief mouser had been performing his duties well and had caught three mice in his first six weeks. And can my right honourable Friend assure the House ? I can categorically assure my honourable friend that Palmerston has been regularly vetted." Palmerston, a cat that was adopted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, had been recently announced as the "chief mouser" to help tackle the problem of mice in the building in central London.

Source: India Today May 25, 2016 08:00 UTC