I hadn’t fallen in love with my fellow undergraduate GE, but it was convenient that we should become a couple, especially if we both planned to start our careers in Oxford. I really needed to find out more about her and her family before we both came out. There was also the tricky issue of ending it all with TPR.

Snuggled up to GE in her tiny hall of residence bed, we both listened to Any questions broadcast live from her dormitory.

Whenever I popped my head out from under the covers, I could see the entire cabinet seated in a long line at a table just to the right of us. The Prime Minister Andy Burnham was closest to me, and in serious need of a haircut.