Maxine, 62, Barnsley

Occupation Retail sales assistant

Voting record Used to vote for Ukip, and has since always chosen “patriotic parties” such as the English Democrats, the English Constitution party, and once voted Tory because she wanted Brexit

Amuse bouche She volunteers as a presenter at a hospital radio station that is now online

Fred, 44, Sheffield

Occupation Builder and home educator for his six-year-old

Voting record A mix of Labour and Green

Amuse bouche He was home-educated until he was 13 and then went to farming school. He is now a vegan – who can drive a tractor

For starters

Fred I do work with an anti-fascist group, so I’ve had a lot of conversations with anti-immigration people in my community. I expected it to be a lot less high-tension than those ones.

Maxine I think we got on well. We’re both polite, and it was pleasant enough – but we had very different opinions.

Fred The restaurant was a Brazilian grill and I’m vegan, so I ordered a vegan Wellington.…