Test 36 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 36 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 36 is a free 24-question practice test for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.
Life in the UK Test 36
When did Gordon Brown take over as Prime Minister from his predecessor Tony Blair?
Correct Answer: In 2007
Gordon Brown became Prime Minister in June 2007, succeeding Tony Blair, who resigned after ten years in office. Brown served as Blair's Chancellor of the Exchequer throughout Blair's premiership and took over without a general election, as is customary when a sitting prime minister resigns.
Brown led the Labour government through the 2008 global financial crisis and lost the 2010 general election to David Cameron's Conservative Party, which formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.