How much do you know about United Kingdom politics [and history]

[Platypus]

GENERAL

1 - Who is the Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? What party are they from?

David Cameron, Conservatives

2 - Name the two houses of the British Parliament.

Houses of Common and Lords

3 - Who is the current Leader of the Opposition and what party is he from?

Ed Miliband, Labour

4 - What parties make up the current government?

Tories and LibDems

5 - Name 3 parties, which are have MPs, outside of the three largest parties.

SNP, Plaid Cymru, Sinn Fein?

6 - Prior to the current Prime Minister, who was the Prime Minister and from what party was he from?

Gordon Brown, Labour

HISTORICAL

7 - What was the main right-wing party in Scotland until the mid-60s?

Tories?

8 - Which office gives the holder the official residence of 10 Downing Street? [hint: it's not as obvious as you'd think]

First Lord of the Exchequer?

9 - Who was Britain's longest serving Prime Minister?

Hmmn. Thatcher?

10 - Since 1900, which party, under which leader, won the most seats, and, which party did he represent?

Labour, Tony Blair.

11 - What was Labour's official campaign song in the 1997 election?

12 - When did Labour first enter government, under which Prime Minister?

192...3?

13 - Who made up the so-called 'Gang of 4' and what did they do together?

14 - Which Prime Minister had a trademark smoking pipe?



DEVOLUTION

15 - Scotland. Who was the first First Minister of Scotland?

16 - Scotland. Who is the only First Minister to have won a parliamentary majority?

17 - Wales. Who's the current First Minister of Wales?

18 - Northern Ireland. Who's the current Deputy First Minister?

DIFFICULT

19 - What event did Tony Blair say "wasn't a day for sound bites"?

Diana's death?

20 - Name one of the four Communist MPs who were elected.

21 - What are the other names that the Liberal Democrats have taken, in their various forms?

Liberals, SDP.

22 - Who were the five candidates in the last Labour leadership election? [Bonus: Their current offices]

23 - What was Margaret Thatcher most famous (or, you might say, infamous) for before she became the leader of her party?

Milk in schools.

24 - What's the literal seat of the Lord Speaker?



IMPOSSIBLE

25 - What part of Westminister Palace was the House of Commons originally?

Throne room?

26 - Who was the only Prime Minister not to speak English as a first language?

Disraeli?

27 - What constituency did the leader of the BNP run in and who beat him, in the 2010 election?

B...b...Boston?