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  2. Nigel Farage in dark glasses and a mustard coloured suit on a walkabout

  3. Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage sitting in a radio studio wearing a blue blazer, pink spotty tie, headphonea and talking into a microphone.

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    A large lorry with Irish flags attached to the front is parked in a busy street. There are men gathered around. Behind it are Garda (Irish police) cars.

  5. Donald Trump points his finger at a laughing King Charles as they stand side by side before entering a State Dinner at Washington DC. The two are wearing tailcoats and white shirts, while King Charles also has a blue sash.

  6. Nigel Farage is wearing sunglasses

  7. A teenage boy with short brown hair and a long sleeve t-shirts sits at a desk with a laptop

  8. A woman sticks up a large sign reading "polling station" on the door of a church hall.

  9. A stylised image of a black dog next to a polling station sign, against a multi-coloured triangle on a purple background

  10. Colourful market stall roof tops with Norwich City Hall and the Guildhall in the background.

  11. A man and his mum look at the camera - both are smiling. It is a head and shoulders shot of the two of them. The man has a cream jumper on, while the woman has a pink shirt.

  12. A wide shot of Peter Dowd standing in front of a busy road. He has short white hair and is wearing a pair of glasses, a grey jumper, and a stripey shirt underneath.

  13. A graphic image, with the words 'Key Election Dates' in white writing on a purple background. On the right of the image, a calendar is visible, showing the month of May 2026.

  14. A headshot of Dan Thomas, Reform Wales leader.

  15. Six people - four men and two women standing behind podiums during a TV debate for the 2026 Welsh Senedd election. There is purple BBC election branding behind them.

  16. Sir Keir Starmer wearing a dark-coloured suit and black-rimmed glasses. He has short, grey hair.

  17. Men wearing business suits line up for a photograph in front of podiums. There is a sign saying "STV leaders debate" on the floor

  18. Zack Polanski

  19. Composite image of Sir Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson. Both men have short, grey-coloured hair and are wearing black-rimmed glasses.

  20. Sir Ed Davey in a studio

    21. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer standing at the House of Commons dispatch box in a dark suit holding a pen in his right hand

    • The silhouettes of two people standing in front of the Houses of Parliament