Westminster has this week found itself embroiled in scandal once again following a torrent of misogyny and sexual harrasment allegations.
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.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
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.
-
Political cartoons for December 13Cartoons Saturday's political cartoons include saving healthcare, the affordability crisis, and more
-
Farage’s £9m windfall: will it smooth his path to power?In Depth The record donation has come amidst rumours of collaboration with the Conservatives and allegations of racism in Farage's school days
-
The issue dividing Israel: ultra-Orthodox draft dodgersIn the Spotlight A new bill has solidified the community’s ‘draft evasion’ stance, with this issue becoming the country’s ‘greatest internal security threat’
-
Quiz of The Week: 6 – 12 DecemberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
-
Quiz of The Week: 29 November – 5 DecemberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
-
Quiz of The Week: 22 – 28 NovemberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
-
Quiz of The Week: 15 – 21 NovemberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
-
Quiz of The Week: 8 – 14 NovemberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
-
Quiz of The Week: 1 – 7 NovemberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
-
Quiz of The Week: 25 – 31 OctoberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
-
Quiz of The Week: 18 – 24 OctoberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
