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  1. Sir Keir Starmer walks down a staircase from an aircraft at night. He is wearing a dark blue suit and a black shirt. He has short grey hair and wears black spectacles. He has a serious expression. A cabin member is visible inside the plane through the open door, watching on with one hand in his pocket.

  2. Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey during a visit to a gardening session for adults with learning disabilities on 10 October.

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

  4. John Swinney

    5. Bridget Phillipson gestures as she speaks to Laura Kuenssberg on the set of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

    • A head and shoulders shot of Rhun ap Iorwerth gesturing with his right hand while he speaks at his conference. He is wearing a black suit and chequered shirt, and a green tie.

    • A man operating an automated EES kiosk - the screen says 'your fingerprints will be collected' with two hand prints on the screen and below it says 'Are you able to carry out the capture of fingerprints of your right hand' and a No or Yes option.

    • Nigel Farage speaking at a podium in front of a board that reads 'Wales needs reform'

    • A view of Soho Road, Handsworth, packed full of traffic and with a large mosque at the end

    • John Swinney standing at a podium. He is wearing a dark suit over a white shirt with a purple tie. He is standing against a black backdrop with his right index finger pointing in the air.

    • Mike Nesbitt wears a black suit, white shirt and blue tie. He has short grey hair and clear lensed spectacles. He is speaking at a podium with Ulster Unionist Party on it.

    • Three school girls and a teacher sat at a table. Two girls are sat to the left of a teacher and one is to the right. The girls are wearing red tops while the teacher is in a red and blue shirt. He has a lanyard over him that says staff in capital letters. The girls are writing in note pads while the teacher helps the girl to the right.

    • A treated image of Bridget Phillipson ad Lucy Powell

    • John Swinney

    • Damien Dursonial and his family, living in temporary accommodation in Hillingdon, London

    • Manuela Perteghella wears a black pinstripe suit jacket with a red turtle neck collar underneath. She has red framed glasses resting on the top of her head and has long brown hair. She is smiling.

    • A close-up of Lyn, who is smiling broadly to camera. She has deep pink lipstick and fake eyelashes on. She wears a white T-shirt and has a blue and white bandana on her head. Her straight, blonde hair can be seen falling behind her shoulders.

    • Jim Gavin has receding hair. He is wearing a dark suit and a green tie and pointing towards the camera.

    • Donald Trump looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks during a joint news conference at the White House on 29 September

    • Close-up of Tony Blair at the G8 Summit, looking slightly to the left with a serious expression. He is wearing formal attire, and behind him is a large, blurred Union Jack flag on a blue background.

    • A reporter standing with a microphone in front of a red and white BBC cymru wales sign. He has short black hair and thin beard. He is wearing an black jacket open to a green t shirt

    • Robert Jenrick - a man with short brown hair and wearing a burgundy tie, white shirt and dark blue suit jacket - stands on a pavement with a neutral expression on his face.

    • A blue sign at the side of the road that reads Wychavon District Council is pictured. It is positioned next to a patch of grass with a car park around the corner from it.

    • Rhun ap Iorwerth, Plaid Cymru leader applauding the audience at the end of his conference speech in Swansea.