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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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19 May 2026
The UK Supreme Court in 2025/26
The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) was established in 2009 under ‘new’ Labour’s Constitutional Reform Act 2005. Its 12 judges form the final court of appeal for civil and criminal cases throughout the UK...
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18 May 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 18 May 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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11 May 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 11 May 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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5 May 2026
Political Party Funding in the UK
This explainer blog goes into detail and clear explanations of how the Westminster parties in the UK are funded.
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5 May 2026
Collective Responsibility
This detailed topic explainer is designed to help students understand collective responsibility and be aware of a range of examples
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4 May 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 04 May 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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27 Apr 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 27 April 2026
Here's this week's politics news quiz. There are 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to politcs from the Easter period. Most of the questions are about the UK but some focus on...
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20 Apr 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 20 April 2026
Here's this week's politics news quiz. There are 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to politcs from the Easter period. Most of the questions are about the UK but some focus on...
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30 Mar 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 30 March 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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23 Mar 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 23 March 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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16 Mar 2026
Politics Weekly Quiz | 16 March 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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