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Quiz: test your knowledge of the year's politics
- 12 January. Which Tory MP clashed with 'Stop Brexit Man' Steve Bray over a hat?
- 19 January. Prime Minister Sunak was issued with a fixed-penalty notice for doing what?
- 19 January. Mass protests break out in France over the reforming of what?
- 25 January. Name the Prime Minister of New Zealand who left office?
- 26 January. GB News hired which MP as a presenter?
- 8 February. Which guest addressed a joint session of Parliament?
- 5 February. Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation as First Minister of Scotland after how many years in the role?
- 26 February. Who died at the age of 93?
- 2 March. Who did Sir Keir Starmer unveil as Labour's new Chief of Staff?
- 16 March. What was banned on electronic devices used by ministers and other employees because of security concerns?
- 27 March. Who succeeded Nicola Sturgeon as Leader of the SNP?
- 5 April. What is Bibby Stockholm?
- 21 April. Who resigned as Deputy Prime Minister?
- 23 April. Who was suspended from the Labour Party after she downplayed racism against Irish people and Jews?
- 11 May. Adam Price stepped down as leader of which party following allegations of bullying within the party.
- 20 May. Which party became the largest political party in Northern Ireland?
- 30 March. Former president Trump is indicted over hush money to which adult actress?
- 8 June. Which Brighton Pavilion MP announced she is stepping down from Parliament at the next election?
- 16 June. A poetry collection edited by which politician will be published in November?
- 24 June. The UK government held an emergency COBRA meeting to discuss which group?
- 29 june. The plan to deport asylum seekers to which country is ruled unlawful?
- 4 July SNP MP Mhairi Black is standing down at the next election. How old was she when elected to parliament in 2015?
- 5 July. King Charles III is presented with the Honours of Scotland in a ceremony in which Edinburgh cathedral?
- 15 July. Name the Secretary of State for Defence who announced his intention to stand down from the Cabinet?
Answers
- Lee Anderson
- Taking his seat belt off in a moving car
- Pensions
- Jacinda Ardern (succeeded by Chris Hipkins)
- Jacob Rees-Mogg
- President Volodymyr Zelensky
- Eight years
- Betty Boothroyd (first female Speaker of the House of Commons)
- Sue Gray
- TikTok
- Humza Yousaf
- A vessel the UK government plans to use to accommodate immigrants
- Dominic Raab
- Diane Abbott
- Plaid Cymru
- Sinn Fein
- Stormy Daniels
- Caroline Lucas
- Jeremy Corbyn
- The Wagner Group (after its rebellion in Russia)
- Rwanda
- 20-years-old
- St Giles Cathedral
- Ben Wallace