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  1. A side view of a small rubber boat filled with people wearing life jackets crosses the English Channel towards the UK.

  2. An older picture of Dame Annette standing in front of the Houses of Parliament. She has red hair and wears a beige coat and orange top.

  3. John Swinney, who is bald and wearing glasses, in front of a yellow luminous sign. He is wearing a dark suit, white jacket and purple tie.

  4. Outside the Witney Four Pillars Hotel on a cloudy day. A couple of people are seen on bicycles in front of the building. Another man is standing at the entrance.

  5. Three young asylum seekers carrying luggage and wheeled suitcases walk away from a London hotel

  6. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer stands in front of a group of supporters, who are wearing red and holding red placards reading: Vote Labour.

  7. A young man with short dark hair is sitting and looking to the right of the picture. He is wearing a long-sleeved top comprising wide, vertical grey and white stripes.

  8. Reform UK candidates in the election count venue in Coalville, Leicestershire. They all sport blue rosettes and wear suits over white shirts and light blue ties.

  9. Liz Saville Roberts giving a conference speech. She is standing at a lectern holding her hands in the air just below shoulder height. A turquoise sign on the lectern reads Plaid Cymru/Party of Wales 100 in white lettering, beside the party's yellow flower and three white triangles known as the three peaks symbol representing the party's main aims.

  10. A group of five healthcare workers in conversation in a hospital. The three women and two men are wearing blue scrubs and ID badges.

  11. File photo dated 27/07/25 of police officers ahead of a demonstration outside the former Bell Hotel in Epping. Epping Forest District Council is seeking an injunction at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Tuesday, stopping migrants from being accommodated at the former hotel in Epping, which is owned by Somani Hotels Ltd. Issue date: Tuesday August 19, 2025. PA Photo.

  12. Members of the UK Armed Forces leading Afghan refugees past a row of RAF transport planes at Kabul airport. The refugees' faces have been blurred

  13. A headshot of Sarah Atherton. She has ginger curly hair which is tied back, a fringe, and blue eyes. She is wearing coral lipstick, round drop earrings and a pink and blue plaid jacket. She is standing in front of a grey background.

  14. A head and shoulders profile picture of former councillor David Maclean, who has short grey hair and beard, is wearing a brown suit, white shirt and blue tie, against a white background

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    Nicola Sturgeon is sat on a brown leather sofa. She has a lip mic on. She is wearing a pale blue, white and red blouse and has short reddish hair.

  16. Protesters calling for the closure of The Bell Hotel gather outside council offices in Epping. They hold Union Jacks and England flags.

  17. Police respond to a protest outside the Bell Hotel in late July. The hotel's entrance can be seen behind a tall, temporary metal fence, outside of which a police van is parked and five uniformed officers are emerging. Red and blue smoke is visible near the hotel's entrance, from flares lit by protesters.

  18. A bald man with glasses, wearing a suit and light-blue rosette and tie, has his mouth partially open as he looks to his left.

  19. A black inflatable dinghy full of men, some wearing orange life jackets, crosses the English Channel.

  20. A head shot of Edwin Poots. He has grey hair and is wearing a grey blazer and white shirt.

  21. Aerial view of a incomplete house wall under construction, showing a layer of breeze blocks and bricks

  22. A protest outside the Bell Hotel. Two women are holding St George and Union flags. On one flag is written the message: "Keep our children safe".

  23. The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow