| NIGELDODDS | MP for Belfast North and deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party since 2008 (5,5) |
| IANPAISLEY | Democratic Unionist Party leader, 1971-2008 |
| HANNA | SDLP MP for Belfast South. (5) |
| FOSTER | Arlene, Democratic Unionist Party leader (6) |
| ANDREWNEIL | Former editor of the Sunday Times, founding chairman of Sky TV and later GB News, former BBC presenter and since 2008 the chairman of Press Holdings (6,4) |
| HATTERSLEY | Roy _, British Labour Party politician who served as Deputy Leader of the party 1983-92 (10) |
| CARLABRUNI | Which model and singer has been married to Nicolas Sarkozy since 2008? (5,5) |
| HEALEY | Denis ?, 1980-83 Deputy Leader of the Labour Party; Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974-79 |
| ALAN | and 18dn, 1973-2015 MP for Berwick upon Tweed; 1992-2003 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats |
| NIGEL | First name of the leader of the Brexit Party since 2019 (5) |
| BEITH | 1973-2015 MP for Berwick upon Tweed; 1992-2003 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats (4,5) |
| HARRIETHARMAN | Deputy leader of the Labour Party under Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband |
| WILLIS | Wellington-based List MP who became deputy leader of the National Party in 2021 (6,6) |
| NICOLA | Wellington-based List MP who became deputy leader of the National Party in 2021 (6,6) |
| GEORGEBROWN | Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 1960-70 and Foreign Secretary 1966-68 (6,5) |
| NETANYAHU | Benjamin ____ has been the leader of Israel’s Likud party since 2005 and, previously, 1993-99 |
| CRUISE | Conor ____ O'Brien won seats as a member of the (Irish) Labour party and the United Kingdom Unionist Party |
| CARSON | Surname of the Leader of the Unionist Party in Northern Ireland 1910-1921 (6) |
| ANGELA | MP _ Rayner, deputy leader of the Labour Party (6) |
| LILLEY | Peter ?, Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party from 1998-99 (6) |
