Eleanor LawsonWest Midlands Kieran Cleeves/PA Media A Staffordshire MP's dog has emerged victorious after winning the Westminster Dog of the Year competition. The annual competition, organised by The Kennel Club and Dogs Trust, took place on Thursday in Victoria Tower Gardens, in the shadow of the Houses of Parliament. Poykee, a 13-year-old Keeshond, took the crown as the competition's 2025 winner. He is owned by Sarah Edwards, the Labour MP for Tamworth.
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