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Clive Myrie is opening the BBC’s election night coverage. He is co-presenting with Laura Kuenssberg.

No 10 has also announced knightoods for four Tories in the dissolution honours – Oliver Dowden, the deputy PM; Julian Smith, the former chief whip and Northern Ireland secretary; Ben Wallace, the former defence secretary; and Alister Jack, the outgoing Scottish secretary – and one damehood, for Thérèse Coffey, the former deputy PM.

15 questions, plus a few jokes, every Thursday, regardless of whether there is an election or not. How will you fare?

Regular readers will know that during the summer months the Thursday quiz likes to have little themes now and then. With a huge era-defining general election in the UK keeping everyone at Guardian Towers busy, what better week to pull out a “here’s one we prepared earlier” quiz and choose to mostly ignore current affairs? Here are 15 questions about heroes and superheroes. And Liz Truss. There are no prizes. It is just for fun. But do let us know how you got on in the comments

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It is the King’s duty as head of state to appoint a prime minister, and he is travelling from Scotland to Windsor Castle, ready to be on stand-by after being in Edinburgh for Holyrood Week.

The role is one of the few remaining personal prerogatives of the sovereign, because Charles does not act on advice nor need to consult anyone before doing so.

But the overriding requirement is to appoint someone who can command the confidence of the House of Commons – usually the leader of the party with an overall majority of seats in the Commons – to form a government.