2022: A year in Northern politics

It’s been a chaotic year in politics with a revolving door of Prime Ministers coming through Number 10 Downing Street. But how much do you remember about the big politics stories in the North of England? The Northern Agenda politics newsletter has put together this quiz of some of the more eye-catching politics stories of 2022.

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1) Which well-known former BBC journalist applied unsuccessfully alongside Eddie Izzard to be the Labour candidate for the very safe seat of Sheffield Central?

2) Which Manchester band were furious when Liz Truss took to the stage of Conservative party conference to the strains of one of their best-known hits?

3) And speaking of Liz Truss, which Northern footballing icon did she compare herself to when appearing at a leadership hustings in Leeds this summer?

4) Earlier this year the mayor of Salford launched a campaign to keep an iconic artwork by which artist in public hands as it went up for auction?

5) Which Northern city is ditching its elected mayor and returning to a leader and cabinet model?

6) Four places in the North are on tenterhooks waiting to find out if they'll be the HQ for Great British Railways after making a shortlist of six. What are they?

7) Which of the following is not the name of a fund Northern town halls can bid for as part of the levelling up agenda?

8) Boris Johnson was compared to which type of food by one Tory MP after failing to turn up to the Northern Research's annual conference at Doncaster Racecourse this summer?

9) According to analysis by the Centre for Cities think tank, Burnley, Blackpool and Blackburn all have the highest rate of what?

10) Which famous American music city did Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove say Redcar on Teesside could be like if metro mayor Ben Houchen was allowed to lower taxes?

11) As Tory MPs were voting on whether they had confidence in Boris Johnson in June, what controversial Northern announcement did the Government make?

12) Which place in the North was this year named the 2025 UK City of Culture?

13) In May, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham compared then-Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to which Northern TV presenter whose catchphrase was 'let's see what you could have won'

14) What prestigious institution founded in the 15th century announced plans in March to open sites in Middlesbrough and Oldham

15) How many Conservatives councillors are there in total on Newcastle council?

16) In April, former West Yorkshire Labour MP Thelma Walker was ridiculed for saying the TV show Strictly Come Dancing was a 'strategy' for what?

17) In April The Northern Agenda revealed there are eight Parliamentary constituencies in the country, six of which are in the North, where you cannot find a single example of what?

18) On Tameside in Greater Manchester, then-council leader Brenda Warrington was given which unflattering nickname because of her plans for a controversial garden village?

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