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19 Oct 2026
The "Revolving Door" Premiership" - 2016-2026
Andy Burnham is the UK’s seventh prime minister (PM) in 10 years, prompting journalists and commentators to talk of a ‘revolving door’ at No.10, ‘prime ministerial churn’ and the country ‘burning...
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19 Oct 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 19 October 2026
Here's this week's politics news quiz. Each week during term time we ask 8 questions about political news events from the last 7 days. Most questions are based on the UK but some will be taken from...
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12 Oct 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 12 October 2026
Here's this week's politics news quiz. Each week during term time we ask 8 questions about political news events from the last 7 days. Most questions are based on the UK but some will be taken from...
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5 Oct 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 05 October 2026
Here's this week's politics news quiz. Each week during term time we ask 8 questions about political news events from the last 7 days. Most questions are based on the UK but some will be taken from...
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1 Oct 2026
Will the UK embrace proportional representation?
With Andy Burnham, a long-standing advocate of proportional representation (PR), now Prime Minister, journalists and commentators have been speculating (once again) about the prospect of electoral...
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28 Sept 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 28 September 2026
Here's this week's politics news quiz. Each week during term time we ask 8 questions about political news events from the last 7 days. Most questions are based on the UK but some will be taken from...
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21 Sept 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 21 September 2026
Here's this week's politics news quiz. Each week during term time we ask 8 questions about political news events from the last 7 days. Most questions are based on the UK but some will be taken from...
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14 Sept 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 14 September 2026
Here's this week's politics news quiz. Each week during term time we ask 8 questions about political news events from the last 7 days. Most questions are based on the UK but some will be taken from...
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14 Sept 2026
Andy Burnham's New Cabinet | Five Takeaways
On becoming the UK’s new PM in mid-July this year, Andy Burnham set about appointing his new cabinet. His selections for the senior ministerial positions in his government have been pored over by...
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7 Sept 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 07 September 2026
It's back! the tutor2u weekly politics has returned for the start of the new academic year. Each week during term time we ask 8 questions about political news events from the last 7 days. Most...
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7 Sept 2026
The Lessons of the Clacton By-Election | August 2026
In July 2026, Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform, abruptly triggered a by-election in his own constituency of Clacton, claiming that the ‘Westminster establishment forced it upon me’. What followed...
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24 Jul 2026
What Does the New PM Andy Burnham Stand For?
Andy Burnham’s high-profile return to the House of Commons following his impressive victory at the Makerfield by-election (18 June 2026), and Keir Starmer’s decision to stand down as PM shortly...
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22 Jul 2026
Why Did Starmer's Premiership Collapse After Just Two Years?
At the July 2024 general election, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won a huge parliamentary majority of 174 seats, echoing Tony Blair’s New Labour triumph at the polls in 1997. Less than two years...
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20 Jul 2026
How does the Labour Party select its leader?
By announcing his decision to resign as leader of the Labour Party on 22 June, Keir Starmer immediately set a leadership contest in motion. The catalyst for Starmer’s departure was Andy Burnham’s...
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29 Jun 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 29 June 2026
In another momentous week at Westminster, here's our final politics news quiz of the 2025-2026 academic year. We have our usual 8 multi-choice questions with a particular emphasis on Keir Starmer's...
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22 Jun 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 22 June 2026
Here's this week's politics news quiz. There are 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to politcs from the last 7 days. Most of the questions are about the UK but some focus on global...
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15 Jun 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 15 June 2026
Here's this week's politics news quiz. There are 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to politcs from the last 7 days. Most of the questions are about the UK but some focus on global...
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8 Jun 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 08 June 2026
Here's this week's politics news quiz. There are 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to politcs from the last 7 days. Most of the questions are about the UK but some focus on global...
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1 Jun 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 01 June 2026
Here's this week's politics news quiz. There are 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to politcs from the last 7 days. Most of the questions are about the UK but some focus on global...
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19 May 2026
Ministerial Resignations
In the period between the July 2024 general election and early March 2026, 12 ministers resigned from Keir Starmer’s Labour government, an unusually high number for an administration which has been...
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