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  1. Ben Goldsborough is wearing a grey suit and standing outside a row of homes, one of which appears to be from the tudor-era.

  2. John Swinney, wearing glasses, a hard hat and high-visibility jacket, speaks to someone with dark hair in the foreground

    3. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks during a press conference at the Wellington Hotel in central London.

    • Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey stands in front of a podium which has the message "cut fuel duty - keep Britain moving" written on the front. He is standing next to a list of petrol prices, setting out how much he says petrol would cost under his party compared to Labour, the Conservatives and Reform UK.

    • Simon Dudley wearing a navy jacket and grey zip‑neck sweater stands on a residential street with brick houses in the background

    • A woman in a green coat wearing glasses

    • Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch visits the Well-Safe Protector Oil Rig in Aberdeen, during campaigning for the Scottish Parliament elections.

    • White male with short brown hair and stubble smiling into the camera. He is wearing a brown jacket, a blue jumper and he's standing in front of the Humber Estuary. He's wearing a Green Party rosette.

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    • Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer listens to questions during a press conference at Downing Street on April 1, 2026 in London, England.

    • A largely empty high street

    • A woman with short blonde hair and glasses smiles at the camera. She is standing in front of a white wall.

    • A woman wearing a blue scarf is standing in a sports hall with a blue wall. There are chairs and other people behind her. She is smiling for the photograph.

    • Sir Keir Starmer looking reflective, as he prepares to address a Downing Street news conference

    • Maolíosa McHugh has short grey hair thinning on the top and glasses. He is wearing a navy blazer and brown shirt

    • Nigel Farage is in a pub talking to a group of people wearing blue and white rosettes. He is holding a pint glass and three men are seen listening to him.

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      A row of terraced brick houses with chimneys and television aerials.

    • Three French police officers wearing stand on the back of a buggy as it speeds along a beach in Graveline, northern France

    • Lindsay Foreman, who has a blonde bob, has her arm around her husband Craig's neck as they both look at the camera for a selfie. He has short brown hair and a greying beard.

    • Derek Roberts is wearing a dark suit and a white shirt.

    • Karl Turner the succesful Labour candidate for Hull East pictured on election night in 2024 wearing a dark suit jacket, white shirt, and patterned pink tie, standing indoors against a wooden paneled wall. A large red rosette with the word ‘Labour’ and smaller text is pinned to the left side of the jacket.