party policies and leader 2.3

Question 1

what was the ultimate downfall of Boris Johnson

Answer 1

• PARTYGATE
• SAVID JAVID (health sec) / RISHI SUNAK (chancellor) and 50 pther aides left him = showed no confidence in own government

Question 2

what was the ultimate downfall of Rishi Sunak

Answer 2

• D-Day controversy = left the ceremony early for an interview
• 3 PMs in three years
• cost of living crisis / inflation
• REFORM UK took considerable amount of votes from CONS
• RWANDA plan

Question 3

what were some policies where both labour and conservative agreed on in 2024 election (and how this shows that these parties are becoming more similar)

Answer 3

• increasing defense spending, aiming for 2.5% of GDP
• ending Section 21 “no-fault” evictions.
• reaching net-zero carbon emissions
• pledged to increase NHS funding

Question 4

how did gaza show us an example where bipartisanship if crucial when it comes to politics

Answer 4

• Labour = broadly unified; contrast from deep divisions over Israel-Palestine (and foreign policy in general) under Jeremy Corbyn

Question 5

what did kier starmer reveal to the public about his beliefs of Israels treatment of the Palestinians

Answer 5

Starmer defended the Israeli “right to withhold water” from Palestines in an interview on LBC with Nick Ferrari (aware it is a breach due experience as human rights; values election victory smore)

Question 6

who revealed to the puclic that ‘israel has a right to self defense’

Answer 6

• David Lammy = foreign secretary
• Kier Starmer = PM

Question 7

what happened in NOVEMBER 2023 in the case of gaza and the frontbenchers

Answer 7

56 MPs rebelled voting for a ceasefire in Gaza
- resulted in 10 front bench resignations (e.g. Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding Jess Phillips