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  1. British soldier in in camouflage clothing kneeling on grass during a training exercise in England. He is holding a gun and wearing a large backpack and parachutes can be seen in the background

    2. Former UK ambassador to the United States Lord Mandelson and Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) tour Palantir Technologies headquarters with company employees and British military personnel on 27 February 2025 in Washington, DC.

    • An image of Crewe Arms Hotel, a large red brick building.

    • Image is split in half, on the right hand side is red and orange Welsh Liberal Democrat manifesto. There people on the front cover holding Welsh Liberal Democrats sign. On the right hand side is a man in a dark blue suit jacket and a white shirt with the top button undone. He is holding another orange and red Welsh Liberal Democrat manifesto.

    • The Welsh Liberal Democrat Senedd election manifesto being held in someone's hand. The main title on the orange document is: "A stronger Wales in a stronger UK". The image on the document includes party leader Jane Dodds surrounded by party activists holding Welsh Liberal Democrat b

    • Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey gives a speech from behind a podium reading: "No doctors? No development". He is standing in front of a purple and orange backdrop with a white Liberal Democrat logo of a bird.

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      A row of terraced brick houses with chimneys and television aerials.

    • Mark Carney, in a blue suit and tie, gestures as he speaks

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      A woman wearing a face mask, sunglasses and a red coat walks past a rainbow mural on a wall which reads "Stay alert save lives" during the Covid pandemic.

    • A group of people standing outside Grimsby Town Hall wearing office attire, holding blue "VOTE REFORM" signs. There is a large banner behind them featuring an image of Nigel Farage below the writing "NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE NEEDS REFORM". The party's deputy leader, Richard Tice, is standing in the middle of the group, smiling, with his arms open.

    • Jane Dodds standing at podium addressing an audience

    • Councillor Philip Jackson. He has short grey hair, a light-coloured shirt, a navy blazer jacket and a light blue patterned tie. He is also wearing a black lanyard. He is stood in front of a building with stone columns.

    • Gillian Mackay speaking at the Green manifesto launch

    • Nigel Farage is standing in the street surrounded by several people. He is wearing a blue suit, white shirt and grey tie.

    • Peter York has short white hair. He is standing against a green background. He is wearing a dark coloured suit with a grey shirt and multi-coloured striped tie. He has a blue flower pin on his lapel.

    • Ed Davey being interviewed. He is wearing a hard hat and a yellow high vis tabard. The London skyline is in the background.

    • JD Vance and David Lammy shaking hands in an office, in front of two flags – one embroidered with the American stars and strips and another with the bald eagle.

    • Julie Middleton looking straight down the camera. She is wearing glasses and has long dark brown hair. She's wearing a striped top.

    • Foreign Minister Stephen Doughty speaking in the Commons, with the green benches visible. He wears a navy suit, a pink shirt and a maroon tie. He has brown hair and a short beard.

    • Sir Keir Starmer speaks in the House of Commons