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  1. Councillor Rowland O'Connor sits in front of a multi-coloured screen. He is smiling. He has a Reform UK rosette on and is wearing a suit with a light blue tie and white shirt. He has black-rimmed glasses and has short hair.

  2. Caerphilly Castle with a blue sky and clouds overhead, overlooking a moat. Two Welsh flags can be seen flying from the building.

  3. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is greeted by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on his arrival at Raj Bhavan on October 9, 2025 in Mumbai, India.

  4. A close up picture of a Reform UK rosette on someone wearing a blue denim shirt.

  5. Yvette Cooper wears a burgundy blazer over a white t-shirt. She has short blonde hair.

  6. Naeem Akhtar, Coventry City Council cabinet member for communities stands outside the former IKEA building in Coventry city centre. Behind him is the three storey car park which is set to be demolished.

  7. Liberal Democrat badges for sale during the party's autumn conference in Bournemouth

  8. Montage image showing Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch and Sir Keir Starmer

  9. Leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch waves at supporters as she arrives at the annual Conservative Party Conference on October 4, 2025 in Manchester, England.

  10. Split picture showing the faces of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry.

  11. Kemi Badenoch smiling as she addresses the Tory conference

  12. A stock image of university students walking up some stairs into a university building. A young woman is at the forefront of the image, she has long blonde hair and is wearing a maroon backpack.

  13. A woman with long blonde hair grins into the camera with a blurred background behind her.

  14. A couple on the right talking to an estate agent in an estate agents, viewed through the middle of a group of property adverts

  15. Norman Hamilton sitting in a soft chair. He is wearing a purple sweater and shirt. He has grey hair and blue eyes, and is looking off to the right of the image frame.

  16. Sir Keir Starmer wearing black rimmed glasses; a white shirt, patterned tie and black jacket.

  17. Young man sits in the audience of the Conservative party conference

  18. Kemi Badenoch on stage and Tory party conference (left) Crowd giving her a standing ovation (right)

  19. Soldiers in Indian uniform stand to attention as British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer leaves his plane in India.

  20. Denise Howard and Jon Dimberline shake hands while smiling at the camera. Denise Howard has short blonde curly hair and is wearing a navy blazer, a neutral-coloured t-shirt and blue jeans. Jon Dimberline is wearing a black puffer coat, a light blue patterned shirt and a blue checked tie. He is giving a thumbs- up with his other hand. There is a car park behind them full of vehicles.

  21. This is an exterior picture of Northallerton's County Hall, where North Yorkshire Council is based. Cars are parked on the gravel-covered grounds, the hall itself is a mix of red brick and stone columns.

  22. A headshot of Emmanuel Macron looking serious

  23. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch speaks during the Conservative Party Conference at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. Picture date: Sunday October 5, 2025. PA Photo.