Paywalled article. Without a link to the full article I am not sure this is right for HN. In summary for international readers, the situation in the UK is that

Paywalled article. Without a link to the full article I am not sure this is right for HN. In summary for international readers, the situation in the UK is that the British government changed with Brexit. There is the Prime Minister who was elected to get Brexit done, his unelected special adviser and fellow Brexiteer Michael Gove. With the election the ruling party only have pro Brexit MPs, the pro-Europe supporting members of the party were replaced. As a consequence government is not by cabinet, there is the clique of the Prime Minister, the special adviser and Michael Gove. Michael Gove has a proper job title but few Brits know it. With the current lineup of the cabinet the special advisers for each cabinet member now have to work for the prime minister's special adviser. These civil service jobs are now political appointments. There have been other changes that this article is about, essentially civil servants from the top down are being replaced with Brexit supporters. Normally civil service jobs go to those with experience and skills, not Brexit ideology. In the process the trio running the country have picked a fight with the whole civil service.