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  1. Mark Drakeford stood speaking at a party conference with the Labour logo in the background out of focus. It is a head and shoulders picture which shows him wearing a black suit, white shirt and black rimmed glasses.

  2. Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond is wearing a dark suit and blue tie patterned with white saltire crosses, against a blue and white background.

  3. Jeane Freeman, who has brown hair and black-rimmed glasses, is wearing a blue jacket with a black top

  4. A man with short white hair, glasses and wearing a suit, smiles while he is sitting in a cafe.

  5. A close up photo of Paul Givan while he is speaking. He has short, greying hair and is wearing a navy suit and a white shirt.

  6. Person preparing a weight-loss injection. They have taken the lid off the blue pen to expose the needle.

  7. Treated image of Andrew with Laura Kuenssberg and In Depth branding

  8. A colourful image of a large and varied collection of bottles and cans, hopefully ready for recycling - they include a range of recognisable brands of both soft and alcoholic drinks as well as water and sports drinks.

  9. Rocio Cifuentes, children's commissioner

  10. Lee White has shoulder length grey hair and a grey tattoo around his right eye. He's wearing a grey jumper, white-shirt and has blue eyes.

  11. A man with messy brown hair, beard and glasses wearing a suit jacket and shirt.

  12. A woman with shoulder length blonde hair and glasses is smiling at the camera. She is wearing a pink jumper.

    13. Over the shoulder view of woman using smartphone

    • Zarah Sultana speaks into a Radio 4 microphone, in front of a background branded with the Political Thinking logo.

    • Sir Keir Starmer, who is wearing a dark suit and tie and black rimmed glasses, wears a serious expression as he faces Rachel Reeves, who is saying something to him. She is wearing a dark blue coat.

    • An image of Rachel Reeves on the left in a grey suit, and Keir Starmer on the right in a black suit, stood in front of windows with closed blinds, during a visit to Horiba Mira in Nuneaton in June 2025.

    • Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, wearing a dark suit and white blouse, is standing in front of a red background. She is behind a lecturn that bears the slogan: Renew Britain.

    • Image of a man with a beard smiling at the camera. He has a grey flat cap on his head and is wearing a white shirt.

    • A composite image shows on the left a headshot of Rachel Reeves and on the right an image of her house in Southwark

    • Kent County Hall

    • An image of Rachel Reeves on the left in a grey suit, and Keir Starmer on the right in a black suit, stood in front of windows with closed blinds, during a visit to Horiba Mira in Nuneaton in June 2025.

    • Mothin Ali speaks to the BBC at the Green Party conference in Bournemouth