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  2. Sir Olly Robbins in 2019

  3. John Swinney, who is bald with glasses, speaks into a microphone. He is wearing a business suit and purple shirt

  4. A newly-made blue vase with a pattern of trees on it has been set on a table. A woman with blonde hair and glasses can be seen sitting down and painting in the background.

  5. Peter Mandelson walking to his car wearing a casual jacket and grey jumper

  6. Nick Thomas-Symmonds sits for an interview, wearing a dark suit, white shirt and tie. UK and EU flags are positioned behind him.

  7. A head and shoulders photograph of Rhun ap Iorwerth sitting, smiling, on the Question Time set with a purple background behind him and wearing a dark suit and tie and a white shirt.

  8. Lord Mandelson smiles alongside Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in February 2025.

  9. A man looking into the camera. He has a light beard and is wearing a grey flat cap. Behind him is a light blue background with white shapes on it.

  10. Dan Thomas is wearing a blue suit and pokadot tie with a blue shirt next to Nigel Farage, who is wearing a chequered suit, lightly chequered shirt and purple tie.

    11. Left: A woman eats salad in restaurant. Right: Emma Simpson in studio

    • A headshot of Larry the cat, a 19-year-old rescue cat who has a white chest and nose, and brown tabby stripes across his eyes and forehead

    • Victor Hagan has dark black hair and wears a green shirt and striped tie in this Reform Party profile

    • Person holding a wire shopping basket in a supermarket aisle containing bread, eggs, milk, fruit, vegetables, and packaged groceries, with store shelves visible in the background.

    • Green Party Leader Zack Polanski, a man in his early forties in a dark suit with dark hair, dark eyes and stubble

    • Reform UK and Green Party rosettes

    • Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood

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      An image of the BBC's New Broadcasting House, in central London, overlaid with purple election branding.

    • John Swinney, who is bald with glasses, at a podium

    • John Swinney, who is bald with glasses, holds a manifesto booklet in his right hand. He is wearing a business suit with a purple tie

    • Nick Servini talks to a studio audience

    • Close-up of a person holding a glossy booklet titled ‘Scotland on SNP Side – SNP Manifesto 2026,’ showing a collage of people standing on a stage, with the booklet resting on the person’s lap and other seated attendees blurred in the background

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      A woman wearing a face mask, sunglasses and a red coat walks past a rainbow mural on a wall which reads "Stay alert save lives" during the Covid pandemic.