My Home Office colleagues are delighted with the prospect of a Starmer government. There is no pretence anymore, they know their current ministerial bosses are set to be replaced within weeks, and the mood internally is one of celebration. I have worked in the Home Office for years, and focus on migration. I’ve overheard conversations from colleagues, many of whom have their pronouns in their email signatures, discussing how much they are looking forward to Labour’s likely landslide victory. When it comes to Nigel Farage, they are spiteful. I even heard a middle manager call for violence again…
