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Andy Burnham becomes PM

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  1. John O'Dowd speaking into a microphone in Stormont parliament buildings. He is wearing a black suit, navy patterned tie and a white shirt. He has grey hair.

  2. Vape store near Liverpool St station in London.

  3. Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during a TV interview at The Hub cafe in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, as part of his tour of the UK.

  4. UK Sterling £5, £10 and £20 notes lie on top of one another with a handful of golf and silver pound coins lying on top of the notes.

  5. Two head-and-shoulders portrait photographs displayed side by side against a light grey background. One image shows a woman wearing a light-coloured top and lanyard before a blue backdrop; the other shows a man in formal business attire indoors.

  6. A woman holding a red sign reading "Andy, say no to Rosebank" at a protest

  7. Nigel Farage at a press conference on Monday. He is standing at a podium with the words "Reform UK". Both of his hands are in the air. In the background is a UK flag.

  8. Three men are standing outside a pub called the Rose & Crown - one man is wearing a red shirt, the man in the centre is wearing a black suit jacket and a black and white striped shirt, and the third man is wearing a black top.

  9. Offshore oil and gas platform marked “JACKDAW 30/2a” standing on yellow support legs above the sea, with industrial equipment, pipework and a crane visible under a partly cloudy sky.

  10. Nigel Farage, wearing a grey suit with a Union Jack pin on his lapel, and a red tie is speaking in front of a lecturn with a Reform UK logo on the front. The background is blurred.

    11. Medical staff accompany a patient on a trolley through a corridor inside the Royal London Hospital, part of the Barts Health NHS Trust, in London, U.K., on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018.

    • Kaylan Hippsley with red dragons painted on his cheeks

    • A composite of two images: on the left, a view of Birmingham's skyline with an array of urban buildings and skyscrapers. On the right: two elderly people sit on a bench on a hill in Shropshire, overlooking miles of green land.

    • Seagulls perch on and fly above a sign that reads "CLACTON". In the background, six union jacks are flying. Beyond that is the sea and a number of wind turbines.

    • Burnham sitting down, wearing a blue suit

    • Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon takes part in an in-conversation with Doireann Ni Ghlacain at the west Belfast festival, on the subject of constitutional change. Picture date: Thursday July 30, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Claudia savage/PA Wire

    • Reform UK chairman Richard Tice and party leader Nigel Farage are seen smiling at a campaign event in 2024.

    • The outside of a large hospital, which is tall, blue and white with many windows, and car parked in front of it.

    • Andy Burnham looking thoughtful against backdrop of a field. He is wearing dark rimmed spectacles

      • A social housing estate in London, 2018. There are several blocks of flats, grass and trees.

      • A stock photo of a Home Office immigration enforcement van from 2017.

      • John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon walking through the corridors of the Scottish Parliament. He wears black-rimmed spectacles, a blue suit, a purple tie and a white shirt. She is dressed in a red blazer and smiles at the camera.

      • North East Mayor Kim McGuinness (left) and Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen (right)

      • a bald man with glasses is wearing a blue suit, white shirt and blue tie as he walks down a street