Mayor needs a mouser

THE final straw may have been when a mouse fell at the feet of a party of schoolchildren visiting London’s City Hall.

The children’s startled reaction has prompted London Assembly members to call for the capital’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, to do the obvious thing – get a cat. Tom Copley, a Labour Assembly member, asked Mr Khan: “Given the problem with mice in the building will you consider getting a cat for City Hall, preferably rehoming one from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home?”

The idea has support from Assembly members of all parties. Mr Khan is due to give an official response to the request later this month.