THE U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer may have nearly 58,000 followers on Twitter, but it seems that another member of his household might be trying to take his social media crown.

    Rex, a Welsh Terrier and Philip Hammond’s pet dog, has nearly 600 followers on Instagram after joining the photo sharing website over a year ago under the name Terrier About Town.

    The account is thought to be run by Hammond’s wife, Susan, and features Rex going out for walks, praising his “human brother” and “sister” for their achievements and lounging around the family home in his constituency of Runnymede and Weybridge and Number 11.

    Hammond does not feature in any of the photographs, but is affectionately referred to as “dad” in some captions.

    The light-hearted account features captions from Rex in the first person and the bio information says: “I’m a Welsh Terrier called Rex with a newly acquired canine brother but I’m still the King of my household! I love walking, shopping and eating out!”

    The “newly acquired canine brother” is a Daschund called Oscar.

    Rex and Oscar are not the only pets to be patrolling Downing Street.(SD-Agencies)