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  2. Olly Robbins walking down Whitehall in central London wearing a navy suit and a red tie

  3. a man with a beard and glasses in a red-ish jumper pouring beer into a pint pot at a brewery

  4. An overhead view of a car park with vehicles parked in marked bays, including black, white, red and yellow cars separated by white lines on a concrete surface.

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

  6. Lord Mandelson in glasses and a blue striped shirt

  7. 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.

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

  9. Montage image showing a woman pictured in black and white to the right of the image, wearing a bucket hat and sunglasses, while holding a Welsh flag to the left of the frame

  10. John Swinney and Donald Trump shake hands in the Oval Office

  11. St Fagans Natural History Museum with a large Sain Ffagan sign stood out the front in capital letters - Sain Ffagan is Welsh for St Fagan

  12. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street ahead of his statement to the House of Commons in London

  13. Keir Starmer in Commons

  14. Border Force officers processing the first small boat migrants detained under the UK's "one in, one out" deal with France, in Dover, Kent. A row of men sit on a bench with their backs to the viewer. Their faces have been blurred. There is a man in a hi-vis vest standing in front of them at a desk.

  15. Daisy Cooper is standing in a street wearing a green jacket over a white top.

  16. A close-up of a 20mph circular road sign, with a row of houses behind.

  17. BBC journalist Ben Summer, a young man with brown hair and stubble speaking to the camera while sitting with a laptop and mug at a desk

  18. On the left is Sir Keir Starmer, who has grey hair and is wearing black-rimmed glasses. He is in front of a red background and speaking into a microphone. On the right is Lord Mandelson, who has grey hair and is wearing black-rimmed glasses.

  19. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a meeting to discuss the US-Israeli conflict with Iran and the impact on the Strait of Hormuz, in London, Britain, March 30, 2026

  20. The six main party leaders

  21. Keir Starmer wearing a suit and glasses

  22. Shirley Anne Somerville walking along a street. She has long blonde hair and is wearing dark rimmed glasses. She is wearing a beige coat and a white blouse.