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  1. Nigel Farage

  2. A man with short brown hair and a beard is wearing a dark-coloured raincoat. Behind him a wooden fence, a section of which is missing. There is a tree behind part of the fence and a building which appears to be boarded up.

  3. The Imperial State Crown is carried on a red velvet cushion by a liveried footman ahead of the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords in November 2023

  4. Henry Zeffman in BBC newsroom

  5. King Charles III sits besides Queen Camilla during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, both are on thrones and wearing full regalia and crowns

  6. King waves from inside carriage as he heads to Parliament

  7. Wes Streeting, pictured wearing a dark blue suit and grey tie

  8. A man in a blue suit sits in a wood-panelled room. An inset photo or another man in a suit looking at him questionably is in a white circle.

  9. Wes Streeting wearing a neutral expression as he emerges from 10 Downing Street

  10. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer adjusts his glasses as he speaks in Downing Street, Westminster, London, in April 2026

  11. Sir Keir Starmer leaving 10 Downing Street. He has short grey hair, is wearing glasses, a white shirt, blue spotted tie and blue suit.

  12. King Charles and Queen Camilla walk through the Royal Gallery during the State Opening of Parliament

  13. David Bick is smiling. He's wearing a navy suit jacket over a white shirt and patterned tie. The inside of the Norwich Forum is behind him but out of focus.

  14. Councillor Simran Cheema stood smiling in a park. She has long shoulder length brown hair, wears red lipstick and a double breasted black coat.

  15. George Finch wears a Reform rosette and a navy tie with the Warwickshire bear and staff. He wars a dark suit jacket and a white shirt and has brown slicked back hair. He is pictures at the count for the local elections.

  16. Sir Keir Starmer

  17. King Charles III is wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State as he leads the royal procession in the House of Lords. His left hand is held and he has four page boys dressed in red and white to his side.

  18. Sir Keir Starmer is speaking at a lectern which has the word "Renew" written on a sign attached to it. Sir Keir is wearing a dark coloured suit, a white shirt, a tie and glasses. His right arm is outstretched as he speaks in front of a red background.

  19. A woman with long dark hair, wearing red lipstick and a black coat stands in front of a green space with trees and shrubs behind her

  20. Two men and two women stand in a huddle in front of Bradford City Hall

  21. A headshot of Keir Starmer who looks slightly beyond the camera and has a neutral expression on his face.

  22. Composite image of Streeting going into No 10 and leaving

  23. A man with short dark hair, wearing a dark blue suit jacket and pink suit and tie, stands in front of a green space with buildings behind him.

  24. The entrance of Sunderland City Council headquarters. The sign above the glass fronted building reads "city hall".