Not all the news these days is dispiriting. Over in London, members of Parliament are asking that a cat be deployed in the Houses of Parliament, to fight a mouse infestation, the Telegraph reports.

President Trump may or may not have said that the White House is a “dump,” but many MPs believe that their iconic building is one. There have even been proposals for Parliament to meet elsewhere for several years while Westminster Palace (the official name) is refurbished. It was built over several years in the nineteenth century after a fire in 1834 destroyed the previous palace except for part of St. Stephen’s Chapel, where Parliament met from 1547. You can still see its remnants to your left just after you walk through the public entrance.