Stop what you’re doing and watch this Sky journalist’s cat photobomb the news

If he started Tuesday in socks, by the end of it Sky’s Deputy Political Editor Sam Coates had worked them off, keeping the news-hungry public up to speed with developments in the Partygate story.

BREAKING: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak's partygate fines relate to their attendance at the prime minister's birthday party in 2020, @SamCoatesSky reports.

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— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 12, 2022

However, it seems as though Sam might have had an uncredited assistant in his work, who insisted on getting in on the act during an update to news anchor Mark Austin.

A CAT IS PHOTOBOMBING SKY NEWS pic.twitter.com/ac32UMdQ4x

— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) April 12, 2022

The appearance of Bob the cat was some very welcome light relief – and tweeters really appreciated it.

Imagine it was 2017 and you heard that within five years one of the country's top political reporters would be trying to keep his cat off screen as he told you the Prime Minister and his wife had been fined for partying https://t.co/xuEdGEY0xe

— Alasdair Clark (@alasdair_clark) April 12, 2022

Well, someone’s going to find a poo in his shoe later. https://t.co/VWiQCvE9qy

— Helen Quigley (@HQvoice) April 12, 2022

Cats always know when you're on Zoom. I don't know how, but they do. They decide then is the only time in their life they want to be all over you and your best friend. https://t.co/gtlSddINBK

— Jay (@ScouseSocialism) April 12, 2022

Don’t worry @SamCoatesSky, the viewers love cats.pic.twitter.com/6303N0uuhz

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) April 12, 2022

More of Sky News Sam Coates’ cat please. And less of Johnson’s lies.

— WeStaged (@katy_noakes) April 12, 2022

Memory, all alone in the Zoomlight #skynews #cats https://t.co/nNkXH6E8rG

— Fleur (@IfCatsHadHands) April 12, 2022

DEPUTY POLITCAL EDITOR SAM CATS https://t.co/A9CQdxmtaJ

— Andrew Stuart (@AndrewStuart) April 12, 2022

We now go live(ish) to Sam Coates for an update on the star of the show.

Bob seems very pleased with himself.

Sigh. pic.twitter.com/sFpsGEUY2v

— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) April 12, 2022

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Maximum chill points to this journalist for ignoring the cat fight during her interview

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