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

    • UK
    Meg smiling

  3. Jars of marmalade with Seville oranges in the background

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

  5. 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.

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

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

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

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

  11. 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.

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

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

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

    15. 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.

    • A largely empty high street

    • A woman with short blonde hair and glasses smiles at the camera. She is standing in front of a white wall.