Quiz of The Week: 23 - 29 April

Westminster has this week found itself embroiled in scandal once again following a torrent of misogyny and sexual harrasment allegations.

The deluge began with an explosive story in the Mail on Sunday, in which a Tory MP accused Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner of employing “Basic Instinct”-style tactics to try to throw Boris Johnson off his game during Prime Minister’s Questions.

Tory MPs then faced more torturous headlines when it was revealed that one of their colleagues was accused of watching porn on his phone while sitting in the Commons.

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Another Conservative MP resigned after being convicted of child sexual assault, while reports emerged that some some 56 MPs are facing sexual misconduct complaints, including three cabinet ministers and two members of the shadow cabinet.

To find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest developments in the news and other global events, put your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week.

Need a reminder of some of the other headlines over the past seven days?

• Keir Starmer was accused of breaking lockdown restrictions, despite police saying they have no plans to take action against the Labour leader.
• The UK’s most senior GP warned that women are risking their health amid a nationwide shortage of hormone replacement therapy products.
• An adviser to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed how he refused to be evacuated from Kyiv while Russian hit squads were trying to storm the capital.
• Sri Lanka faced being “pushed towards anarchy” as it finds itself in the grip of a crippling economic crisis.
• A military court sentenced former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a further five years in prison for alleged corruption, on top of a separate six-year sentence.
• And Australia’s foreign minister criticised a “secret” security deal between China and the Solomon Islands.