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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Emine Saner

Whose resignation is it anyway? – quiz

Can you match the quotes to the resigner, or will you be way out?
Can you match the quotes to the resigner, or will you be way out? Photograph: FelixB/Alamy
  1. “We haven’t progressed as far as I thought we were capable of, and that’s obviously not acceptable.”

    1. Nigel Farage

    2. Roy Hodgson

    3. Chris Evans

    4. Angela Eagle

  2. “The team are beyond brilliant, I wish them all the best.”

    1. Roy Hodgson

    2. Nigel Farage

    3. Chris Evans

    4. Boris Johnson

  3. “We need a leader who can heal the deep divisions in our country.”

    1. David Cameron

    2. Jess Phillips

    3. Angela Eagle

    4. Chris Bryant

  4. “I will continue to support the party, I will support the new leader.”

    1. Nigel Farage

    2. Boris Johnson

    3. David Cameron

    4. Lord Falconer

  5. “I have loved every minute.”

    1. Chris Evans

    2. Nigel Farage

    3. TV presenter Lucy Alexander

    4. Roy Hodgson

  6. Exit strategy.

    “I fought this campaign in the only way I know how, which is to say directly and passionately what I think and feel – head, heart and soul.”

    1. David Cameron

    2. Roy Hodgson

    3. Nigel Farage

    4. Boris Johnson

  7. “The task in front of us is immense.”

    1. David Cameron

    2. Boris Johnson

    3. Lucy Powell

    4. Angela Eagle

  8. “I believe that this country can win, and be better and more wonderful and greater than ever before.”

    1. David Cameron

    2. Roy Hodgson

    3. Boris Johnson

    4. Angela Eagle

  9. “We are going to need strong heads, open flexible hearts and detailed forensic wits.”

    1. Lucy Alexander

    2. Jess Phillips

    3. Chris Bryant

    4. David Cameron

  10. “I have never once felt undermined or taken for granted.”

    1. Maria Eagle

    2. Roy Hodgson

    3. Chris Evans

    4. Karl Turner

  11. “None of them were at work this morning.”

    1. Seumas Milne, Labour's director of communications, on the shadow cabinet

    2. Ukip’s press secretary on the leadership meeting

    3. A spokesman for the Top Gear team

    4. A Dublin Bus area manager

Solutions

1:B - A few minutes after England were humiliatingly knocked out of the European Championship by Iceland., 2:C - In his tweet announcing his departure from the revamped BBC show Top Gear. “Gave it my best shot but sometimes that’s not enough,” he added., 3:C - The shadow business secretary, in her resignation letter to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn., 4:A - Said as he resigned as leader of Ukip. It’s the third time he has resigned the leadership. Third time lucky?, 5:C - Host of the daytime show Homes Under the Hammer, on leaving after 13 years., 6:A - The PM said this in his emotional resignation speech outside No 10., 7:C - The ex-shadow education secretary, in her letter to Jeremy Corbyn. She said he was “unable to command the support” of the shadow cabinet, party and country., 8:C - As he announced he would not stand for leadership of the Conservative party., 9:B - In her resignation letter to Corbyn. The MP for Birmingham Yardley had been private parliamentary secretary to the shadow education secretary, Lucy Powell., 10:D - The MP for East Hull and shadow attorney general, in his letter to Corbyn. He tweeted his letter, saying he had “a very heavy heart”., 11:D - Gareth Quinn, area manager for Dublin Bus, after 22 employees won nearly £20m on the EuroMillions lottery.

Scores

  1. 8 and above.

    Great effort! You're re-signed!

  2. 0 and above.

    Poor show! Resign now!

  3. 4 and above.

    Not bad. Don't be too resigned.

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