LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 20: Larry the Cat' (R) sits with Britain's Business Secretary Peter Kyle (2nd R), Britain's Minister of State for Trade Chris Bryant (2nd L) and Britain's Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East Hamish Falconer (3rd L) as they wait for the arrival of Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, at Downing Streeton May 20, 2026 in London, England. The UK has been in negotiations on a free trade deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council, an alliance made up of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Adrian Dennis - WPA Pool/Getty Images)