The Home Office confirmed: ‘The Minister would like a radical overhaul of his future accommodation. The onsite equestrian equipage may not be up to scratch. And we need improvements to the silver and turn-down services, with a focus on better fox hunting facilities.
‘As society we have a vested interest in the state of our prisons, particularly if we are going to be sharing our dorm with Mad-Dog McGinley. And the Minister has heard that that the holiday provision is dreadful. Violent, overcrowded and full of criminals – and that’s just the Cabinet.’