politicans

Question 1

what is Kier Starmer’s role?

Answer 1

PM and First Lord of the Treasury

Question 2

where are starmer’s constituencies?

Answer 2

holborn and st. pancreas

Question 3

when was starmer’s knighthood?

Answer 3

2014

Question 4

who is the deputy pm?

Answer 4

angela rayner

Question 5

what is the role of the deputy pm? (angela rayner)

Answer 5

house of commons business and at pm’s questions
appears at his absense
social responsibility for employment rights (work pay)

Question 6

what is english devolution?

Answer 6

transfer of powers and funding from national to local governments

Question 7

what was the start of angela’s career like?

Answer 7

child at 16, left school with 0 gcse’s
care worker at stockport council
became union rep for UNISON (for work)
became most senior rep at UNISON
promotion under corbyn to shadow whip

Question 8

what is the foreign secretary’s role? and who are they?

Answer 8

david lammy
to promote UK interests abroad and to lead British relations with foreign countries and governments

Question 9

what campaigns has david lammy done?

Answer 9

windrush british citizens and forefront for families following grenfell fire as well as presenting TED talks calling for global recognition around climate change, stating it cannot be sorted without solving gender and racial injustice first.

Question 10

what is the role of the home secretary and who is it?

Answer 10

head of the Home office, leading on immigration, passports, drugs and crime policies, and counter-terrorism.
yvette cooper

Question 11

what is the role of the chancellor and who is it?

Answer 11

governments chief financial minister, responsible for raising revenue through taxation or borrowing to control public spendature
rachel reeves

Question 12

who is the leader of the lib dem party? and what were their main points for the 2024 election? how many seats do they have?

Answer 12

ed davey
72 seats
- ability for everyone to afford clean and safe homes + comfortable retirement
- every child can go to a good school
- high-quality healthcare for everyone
- all about fair deals

Question 13

who is the leader of the Independent? how many seats do they hold? what were their main points for the 2024 election?

Answer 13

Nick Tenconi
13 seats
- supportive of the countries veterans and service personnel
- against ‘cancel culture’ and for ‘fighting against ever creeping establishment’
- for proportional representation
- lots surrounding preservation of british culture

Question 14

who is the leader of the SNP? how many seats do they hold? what were their main points for the 2024 election?

Answer 14

Alexander McEwan
9 seats
- scottish independence
- to boost NHS funding (£10bn annually, £1.6bn to scotland)
- provide a bill to NHS to keep it away from any further privatisation
- increase of maternity pay
- transition to a green economy
- rejoin EU
- ceasefire of Gaza
- scrap two-child limit on benefits