Quiz: Can you name these leading politicians?

With all the focus on head-to-head TV leader debates, you’d be forgiven for thinking we were having a presidential election in the UK. But we are electing 650 MPs and a whole government. How many of the cabinet and shadow cabinet would you actually recognise if you bumped into them when they were out and about campaigning over the next couple of weeks?

There’s no prize – it’s just for fun – join us in the comments to tell us how you got on

Who’s who on the front benches?

1. Who is this?

   1. Matt Hancock

   2. Gavin Williamson

   3. Dominic Raab

2. And who is this?

   1. Richard Burgon

   2. Dan Carden

   3. Andrew Gwynne

3. She is in the cabinet. What is her job?

   1. Secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs

   2. Secretary of state for transport

   3. Secretary of state for work and pensions

4. Which of these is Laura Pidcock, Labour's shadow secretary of state for employment rights?

   1. Her?

   2. Her?

   3. Her?

   4. Or her?

5. She has been the SNP's spokesperson for pensions and youth affairs in Westminster. Who is this?

   1. Mhairi Black

   2. Joanna Cherry

   3. Hannah Bardell

6. Which of these is the Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson?

   1. Her

   2. Her

   3. Her?

   4. Or her?

7. Who is this shadow cabinet member?

   1. Eleanor Smith

   2. Kate Osamor

   3. Dawn Butler

8. Which government minister is this?

   1. Robert Jenrick

   2. Alister Jack

   3. Steve Barclay

9. Can you spot Labour's equivalent - John Healey?

   1. Him?

   2. Him?

   3. Him?

   4. Or him?

10. This man is in the Liberal Democrat shadow cabinet. Name him.

    1. Jamie Stone

    2. Tom Brake

    3. Willie Rennie

11. Which government minister is this?

    1. Alok Sharma

    2. James Cleverly

    3. Rishi Sunak

12. Who is this?

    1. Esther McVey

    2. Amber Rudd

    3. Liz Truss

13. The border question has been vital for Brexit negotiations. So can you spot the Northern Ireland secretary?

    1. This one?

    2. This one?

    3. This one?

    4. Or that one?

14. Which of these is one of the Green party of England & Wales' co-leaders?

    1. Her?

    2. Her?

    3. Her?

    4. Or her?

15. Who is this Labour front bench politician?

    1. Rebecca Long-Bailey

    2. Angela Raynor

    3. Barbara Keeley

16. And finally, who is this?

    1. Grant Shapps

    2. Michael Green

Solutions

1:C - Correct. He is the foreign secretary., 2:A - Yes, this is Richard Burgon, who is the shadow cabinet member for justice., 3:C - It is, of course, Thérèse Coffey., 4:B, 5:A - Yes, it is Mhairi Black, the youngest MP at Westminster since 1832 , 6:B - This is Swinson. The other are all front bench Liberal Democrats, too - Luciana Berger, Jane Dodds and Layla Moran., 7:C - Yes, it's Dawn Butler, the is shadow minister for women and equalities., 8:A - Robert Jenrick is secretary of state for housing and local government., 9:C - Yes, this is John Healey. The others are all in the shadow cabinet, too., 10:B - Yes, it's Tom Brake, who, thanks to nominative determinism, is the Liberal Democrat shadow cabinet member for putting the brakes on Brexit. , 11:A - Sharma is secretary of state for international development., 12:C - Yes, that's the international trade secretary, the one who likes saying "Pork markets!", 13:B - Yes, that is Julian Smith. The others are chief whip Mark Spencer, sometime Conservative party chairman Brandon Lewis and the Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry., 14:D - This is Siân Berry, who co-leads the party with Jonathan Bartley. The others are former leader Caroline Lucas, prominent MEP Molly Scott Cato and the deputy leader Amelia Womack., 15:A - Long-Bailey is the shadow business secretary., 16:A - Trick question, sorry. It is transport secretary Grant Shapps. If we could have given you a point for picking his internet web marketer pseudonym Michael Green, we would have done.

Scores

1. 16 and above.

   A perfect score. Amazing. Are you one of the chief whips?

2. 10 and above.

   Really great score. You read Andrew Sparrow a lot, don't you?

3. 6 and above.

   Good effort. You've definitely been paying attention.

4. 0 and above.

   Who is at fault here? You? Or our identikit politicians?

5. 14 and above.

   So close to perfection. Well done.