General Politics UK

When was the Constitutional Reform Act?

2005

Which EU ruling found that discrimination based on gender was unlawful in member states, striking down a Belgian law which required female flight attendants to resign at age 40, unlike their male counterparts ?

Defrenne v Sabena 1976

What act gave Wales primary legislative power?

Government of Wales Act 2006

When was the migrant crisis?

2015

Which Johnson government act, giving more power to the police against ‘unacceptable protests’, led to the ‘Kill the Bill’ protests?

Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

Which UK act followed the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, introducing measures previously rejected by the House of Lords allowing police greater powers to prevent tactics ‘deemed’ disruptive at protests?

Public Order Act 2023

Which Eurosceptic parties have risen in recent years?

Brothers of Italy, Freedom Party and Alternative for Germany

What percent do women make up of the UK population?

51%

What percent do ethnic minorities make up of the UK population?

14%

When was Lady Hale president of the Supreme Court?

2017-2020

Which independent body chooses Supreme Court judges?

Judicial Appointments Committee

How many women are on the Supreme Court?

2

When was the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal?

2016

When was abortion legalised in Northern Ireland?

2019

When was the Northern Ireland Assembly dissolved following the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal?

2017-2020

In June 2020, the European Commission announced a what percent reduction in funding for the Common Agriculture Policy?

9%

The creation of the single market has created millions of jobs throughout the EU, increasing GDP by what percent on average since its conception?

15%

During the Brexit process, which Conservative MP represented a Leave constituency but supported the Remain campaign and voted against his own party in many key votes? 

Nick Boles

When was the Magna Carta?

1215

When was the Treaty of Lisbon, which solidified the EU’s social charter guaranteeing individual and collective rights for citizens?

2007

When was the Treaty of Rome, which created the EEC?

1957

When did R (Miller) v Secretary of State find it was unlawful for Johnson to prorogue parliament?

2019

How many SPADS did Johnson have in 2019?

108

In 2024, Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, used her question time in PMQs to challenge PM Keir Starmer on Labour’s immigration policy, leading to a heated and widely publicised interaction, in which Starmer accused his Conservative predecessors of running what?

‘An open border experiment’ 

Opposition parties are given how many Opposition Days?

20

Angela Rayner was appointed to Starmer’s cabinet in 2024 after being elected deputy leader when?

2020

When was Black Wednesday?

1992

Liz Truss, Chris Grayling and Michael Gove all had which cabinet position?

Lord Chancellor

Who was never able to persuade Gordon Brown (chancellor) to support the UK adopting the Euro?

Tony Blair

Boris Johnson removed how many senior ministers while forming his 2019 government?

11

When did Labour raise the government's handling of the Grenfell Fire Tower and the privatisation of parts of the NHS during an Opposition Day?

2018

How many opposition days does the Official Opposition get?

17

Which House of Lords Select Committee advises on constitutional matters?

Constitution Committee

Between 2014 and 2019, which former GP chaired the Health Select Committee?

Sarah Wollaston

What percent of MPS on public bill committees sit on the relevant select committee?

8%

When was the modern system of select committees created, where each government department is ‘shadowed’ by a committee?

1979

When was Sarah Wollaston, a former GP, chair of the Health Select Committee?

2014-2019

Rupert Murdoch, the CEO of News Corporation, was questioned by which select committee after News of the World hacked people’s voicemails to get information for stories in 2011?

Culture, Media and Sport select committee

When was Rupert Murdoch, the CEO of News Corporation, questioned by the Culture, Media and Sports select committee after News of the World hacked people’s voicemails to get information for stories?

2011

Rupert Murdoch, the CEO of News Corporation, was questioned by the News Media and Sport select committee after which newspaper owned by Murdoch hacked people’s voicemails to get information for stories in 2011?

News of the World

Which select committee has been in several significant and high-profile investigations, for instance into the two-child limit in 2019? 

Work and Pensions Select Committee

When was the Work and Pensions Select Committee involved in an investigation into the two child limit?

2019

In 2025 Labour announced plans to combine what and what into single-tier unitary authorities with regional mayors?

Two-tier county and district councils

Which act did the UK government block from receiving royal assent in 2023?

Gender Recognition Reform Scotland bill

When was the first post legislative veto of a bill since 1708?

2023

The 2015 election would’ve been more disproportionate under which voting system?

Alternative Vote

When were two BNP members elected to the European Parliament?

2009

What was European Parliament turnout in 2019?

40%

In the 2019 European Parliament Election, which party won 39% of votes and 40% of seats?

Brexit Party

When have the UK not voted for a single-party government since?

1945

In 2019 how much higher was turnout in Northern Ireland than the rest of the UK?

45%

Where Luke Akehurst become MP for?

North Durham

A 2019 study found that how many people live in almost 200 seats that haven’t changed hands since 1945?

14 million

What percent of seats did third parties and independents win in 2024?

18%

What percent of seats in Scotland did the SNP win in 2015?

95%

What percent of the vote did the SNP win in 2015?

50%

When did an LSE study find that: hospitals in marginal constituencies were much less likely to be closed down than hospitals in safe seats; the same pattern did not exist for schools as school locations were controlled by local councils rather than national politicians?

1997-2005

What percent of Scots rejected full independence in 2014?

55%

When was the Scottish independence referendum?

2014

A 2019 study found that how many people live in nearly 200 seats that haven’t changed hands since 1945?

14 million

Half of Scottish voters voted for the SNP in 2015 but they won over what percent of seats?

95%

When was the Bill of Rights?

1689

When was the Human Rights Act?

1998

When was the Freedom of Information Act?

2000

Which set of reforms introduced secret ballots to elect select committee leaders?

Wright Reforms 2010

What was AV Dicey’s book?

Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution 1885

What ruling found that it was unlawful for the government to retroactively change the law through the Jobseekers Act 2013 to make the previously unlawful sanctions against benefits claimants legal?

Reilly vs Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2016)

What percent of English people supported the idea of an English parliament in 2015?

19%

When were devolution referendums held in Scotland and Wales?

1997

What successful private member’s bill (introduced by Sydney Silverman) abolished the death penalty for murder in Britain?

Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965

Reilly vs Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2016) found the government retroactively changing the law through the Jobseekers Act 2013 to make the previously unlawful sanctions against benefits claimants legal, incompatible with what article of the ECHR?

Article 6 (ensures the right to a fair trial)

What act designated Rwanda as safe after the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that the Rwanda Asylum plan was unlawful as some migrants sent there could face persecution?

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024

Which backbench Labour MP introduced the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in 2024?

Kim Leadbeater

What private member’s bill was introduced by Kim Leadbeater in 2024?

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

What percent of lobbyists represent FTSE 100 companies?

80%

When was government policy modified after the National Trust (an insider pressure group) took a public stance against proposed changes to land-planning?

2011

How many Labour MPs rebelled against the government over the Iraq War in 2003?

139

What organisation was exempted from a tobacco-advertisement ban after their executive, Bernie Ecclestone, gave a 1-million-pound donation to Labour in 1997?

Formula One

When did Priti Patel retain her government position of Home Secretary after an inquiry found she had broken the Ministerial Code by bullying civil servants?

2020

When did Green MP Caroline Lucas attempt to introduce ‘Keeling schedules’ to explain bills to MPs in plain English?

2013

When was Johnson’s plan to build an M4 relief road in Newport scrapped? (roads being a devolved issue)

2020

In 2019 how many people watched at least 30 seconds of a YouTube banner ad on its first day of release alone?

3.5 million

What percent of select committee advice is ignored?

60%

What percent of non-government proposed amendments to bills in the committee stage succeeded between 2000 and 2010?

0.5%

When did Douglas Carswell retain his seat in Clacton after defecting from Conservative to UKIP?

2015

When did Queen Anne veto the Scottish Militia Bill?

1708

When did then-Secretary of State for Justice Chris Grayling privatise probation?

2014

Advice from which select committee was ignored by Chris Grayling regarding the privatisation of probation in 2014?

Justice Select Committee

What act contained statutory instruments allowing Chris Grayling to privatise probation in 2014 without consulting parliament?

2007 Offender Management Act

Advice from which insider pressure group did Chris Grayling ignore regarding the privatisation of probation in 2014?

Howard League

Under Chris Grayling’s probation scheme, what percent of offenders were released not knowing where they were going to sleep that night?

22%

Chris Grayling’s privatisation of probation was only covered by which major UK newspaper at the time?

The Guardian

Who resigned after the 2020 exams fiasco, whilst the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson kept his post?

Sally Collier, head of Ofqual

When did Sir Thomas Dugdale resign as Minister for Agriculture after an inquiry exposed the reletting of land in Crichel Down which had been compulsorily purchased for use as an RAF bombing field during WW2?

1954

When was the Good Friday Agreement?

1998

What percent of the (adult) UK population could vote in 1832?

2.7%

When did the ECHR find the UK’s blanket ban on prisoners’ voting unlawful?

2005

What percent of the UK population are members of political parties?

1.1%

According to a 2017 poll, what percent of Labour members have participated in the selection of their leader or local candidate?

9.5%

According to a 2017 poll, what percent of Liberal Democrat members have participated in the selection of their leader or local candidate?

9.5%