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  1. A sunny view of the Newcastle Civic Centre with a row of daffodils filling the foreground. There is a round concrete building placed in front of a longer glass building. Trees can be seen on either side. Behind the round building is a square concrete tower topped with a large green and gold crown shaped design.

  2. Mandelson looks down as he exits the front door of his home holding a dog toy in front of a car

  3. French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer walk in a courtyard, they both wear dark blue suits and ties.

  4. Liz Kendall wearing a serious expression, dressed in a dark suit, stands in front of a white car

  5. A headshot of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who is wearing a black jacket,a white shirt and a green tie. He is standing in a garden, about to go into talks on Iran.

  6. Lord Mandelson speaks into a microphone at the ambassador's residence in Washington. Behind him is a US flag, flowers and a painting on yellow wallpaper.

  7. Alex Cole-Hamilton launches Lib Dem manifesto

  8. 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

  9. Mandelson and Starmer standing together in February 2025

  10. A woman wearing a black jumper and white top, as well as a Worcestershire County Council lanyard.

  11. Alex Cole-Hamilton

  12. Sir Olly Robbins in 2019

  13. 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.

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

  15. 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.

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

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

  18. 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.

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

  20. 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.

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

    • 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.