Fox breaks into MP’s office and rummages through cabinet
The fox appears equally surprised to see an MP in there (Picture: George Freeman)
A Conservative MP was stunned to find an unexpected visitor rifling through the paperwork in his parliamentary office on Monday morning.
Luckily for George Freeman, though, this was no Watergate-style break-in from political opponents or a crafty piece of subterfuge from a foreign spy.
It was a fox.
Freeman will be relieved to hear foxes are unable to read, while the fox may be disappointed to hear Freeman has not held ministerial office since 2023.
In a post on X, the Mid Norfolk MP wrote: ‘My staff saw that it was watered & relaxed as much as possible before being escorted off the premises by animal experts.
Might as well have a look around while the place is quiet over recess (Picture: George Freeman)
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‘Said fox is now safely released & roaming around the Victoria Tower Gardens area.’
Labour’s Dr Zubir Ahmed asked if the creature caught mice, suggesting it ‘could have a ball in PCH ground floor’ – referencing Portcullis House, a notoriously pest-ridden building on the parliamentary estate.
Perhaps his suggestion should not be discarded lightly, as unwelcome sightings in the crumbling site are only going in one direction.
(Picture: Guy Venables for Metro)
Last year, there were 222 mice ‘actions’ – meaning times they were captured, killed or removed – compared to 178 the year before.
There were a further 23 actions involving general ‘mammals’, compared to just three in 2024, and 13 rat-related actions, up from five.
It isn’t the first time a Fox has found its way into a Westminster Cabinet.
Dr Liam Fox was the Conservative International Trade Secretary under Theresa May and Defence Secretary under David Cameron.
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