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What do we call a group of people who share political ideas and want to influence government decisions?
A political party
What colour is traditionally linked to Labour?
Labour's traditional colour
Who are the Tories?
The nickname of the Conservative Party
Which party focuses on fighting climate change and developing renewable energy?
The Green Party
Which party won at 2024?
Labour won the general election
Which two parties have dominated British politics for most of the past century?
Labour and the Conservatives
What is Labour's symbol?
Red rose
This Conservative Prime Minister served from 1979 to 1990
Margaret Thatcher
Which party's main goal is Scottish independence?
The Scottish National Party
Who is Keir Starmer?
Labour's leader who became Prime Minister.
What is the name for a party that does not form the government but challenges it?
The opposition
In which year Labour was founded?
1900
What is the symbol of the Liberal Democrats?
The Bird of Liberty
Which party wants stricter immigration controls and lower taxes?
Reform UK
Which party won the most seats in 2024?
The Labour Party (411 seats)
Name three areas where parties develop policies
Education, healthcare, the economy
Which institution did the Labour government introduce in 1948?
The NHS (National Health Service)
Which two parties merged in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats?
The Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party]
Why does the Scottich National Party not campaign to govern the whole UK?
It's a Scotland-focused party and campaigns for Scottish independence
For how many years had the Conservatives been in power before they lost?
14 years
What is the government?
The party that wins the election and runs the country forms this
Who was the Labour Party originally created to represent?
Working-class people and trade unions
The Liberal Democrats' traditional colour
Yellow
What does SNP stand for??
Scottish National Party
In 2010, the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government with which party?
The Conservative Party