Labour runs a minority government in the Welsh Assembly under Carwyn Jones, is the largest opposition party in the Scottish Parliament and has twenty MEPs in the European Parliament, sitting in the Socialists and Democrats Group. The party also organises in Northern Ireland, but does not contest elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Labour Party is a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International. In September 2015, Jeremy Corbyn was elected Leader of the Labour Party.

The Labour Party's origins lie in the late 19th century, when it became apparent that there was a need for a new political party to represent the interests and needs of the urban proletariat, a demographic which had increased in number and had recently been given franchise. Some members of the trades union movement became interested in moving into the political field, and after further extensions of the voting franchise in 1867 and 1885, the Liberal Party endorsed some trade-union sponsored candidates. The first LibLab candidate to stand was George Odger in the Southwark by-election of 1870. In addition, several small socialist groups had formed around this time, with the intention of linking the movement to political policies. Among these were the Independent Labour Party, the intellectual and largely middle-class Fabian Society, the Marxist Social Democratic Federation and the Scottish Labour Party.

1. which party holds observer status in the Socialist International?
2. is it a partial member of the Party of European Socialists?
3. how many MEPs do they have?
4. do they run a majority government in the Welsh Assembly?
5. which century did they begin?
6. what person heads the minority government?
7. are they present in Norhtern Ireland?
8. who leads the Labour party?
9. as of when?
10. whose interests does Labour represent?
11. which party endorsed trade-union candidates?
12. who represented a combination of Liberals and Labour?
13. and the candidate who was Lib-Lab was who?
14. when was he elected?
15. where?

Provide a numbered list of answers.
1. The Labour Party
2. No
3. twenty
4. No
5. 19th century
6. Carwyn Jones
7. Yes
8. Jeremy Corbyn
9. September 2015
10. urban proletariat
11. the Liberal Party
12. LibLab
13. George Odger
14. 1870
15. Southwark