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  1. Crowds of people walk on pavement on either side of a road. The road goes underneath a blue railway bridge in the distance that has the words Camden Lock painted on it in bright yellow capital letters. There are buildings, market-style shop fronts and signage all around.

  2. The exterior of the Coventry City Council headquarters is pictured. A sign in the foreground has a black background with gold writing which reads "The Council House". There are stone steps and the building has a sandstone structure with large ornate lead-lined windows. A singular Union Flag flies from one of several flagpoles protruding from the front of the building.

  3. Nigel Farage in a navy suit and a yellow tie sits in Ipswich Town's home dressing room surrounded by personalised "FARAGE 10" Ipswich shirts. He is smiling and laughing as the picture is taken.

  4. A leaflet titled 'South Cambs Lib Dems', with a sub heading that says 'Pippa Heylings MP and your local councillor team'. The headline is in yellow and stretches across the width of the page. Below the sub heading, which is in black typeface, is a black and white photograph, which shows diamond-shaped Liberal Democrats signs being held in the air. A section of writing to the right of the image has been blurred out, so cannot be read.

  5. Close up shot of John Reid talking as he gestures with his hands.

  6. A close up of someone's hand on the pump while they fill their blue car with petrol

  7. Jars of marmalade with Seville oranges in the background

  8. Drone image of water collecting in Ffos-y-Fran mine

  9. James smiles at the camera standing against a purple backdrop. He wears a black suit jacket and the Reform rosette on his lapel, which is white and pale turquoise.

  10. A photo of a model of a hospital with toy ambulances outside

  11. File photo dated 19/03/22 of the Elizabeth Tower, part of the Palace of Westminster, is seen between two Metropolitan Police officers in Parliament Square, London.

  12. John Clark is stood in front of two people with a Canon camera strap around his neck, wearing a blue shirt and a dark suit. He has a yellow tie.

  13. An older woman smiles while standing in a greengrocers.

  14. A pair of gloves hands from a person wearing an orange high visibility suit holds up chunks of coal.

  15. 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.

  16. A man with glasses is smiling while taking a selfie image and wearing a red shirt

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

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

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

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

    • 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.

    • Joani Reid

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