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  1. A block of flats in Camberwell, south-east London, with yellow glass balconies.

  2. California Gov Gavin Newsom is seen walking through a hallway at the Davos World Economic Forum. He has on a suit with a blue tie and has on a lanyard identifying himself.

  3. Sir Keir Starmer outside Downing Street

  4. File photo dated 03/01/18 of social media apps displayed on a mobile phone screen.

  5. Greg Smith, centre, speaks at the House of Commons in London. There are two other men in suits behind and to each side of him.

  6. The suspension bridge seen from one side and below, along a path with view of the river below and a stone and wooden house to the left. The bridge is lit in warm yellow light

  7. Man in orange sweat shirt and beard smiling at camera

  8. Sir Keir Starmer

  9. Football fans wave blue and white Scotland flags while watching the Scotland v Finland international friendly being played in Glasgow in 2024.

  10. Starmer looks away from camera as he exits Downing Street holding files while wearing a suit and tie before PMQs on Wednesday.

  11. US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC on 23 April 2025. A red baseball hat embroidered with "Make America Great Again" in white thread sits to the left of the document, which shows Trump's distinctive signature

  12. James Evans is stood wearing a blue suit and blue checkered shirt which is undone at the top, and is looking off to the left where he is speaking into a small microphone.

  13. Portrait photo of councillor Mark Howard. He is wearing a pink shirt and has combed, white hair and a white beard. He is smiling.

  14. The Royal Mint site aerial view including many white buildings

  15. Nigel Farage

  16. Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage gestures to delegates during a Reform UK party political rally at Newark Showground in Newark upon Trent, central England, on January 19, 2026.

  17. Aerial view of the Chagos Islands

  18. A woman holding an umbrella past black railings in front of the Royal Mint Court, the proposed site of the new Chinese embassy in London.

  19. Three piles of coins in front of a blurred Welsh flag

  20. James Evans on Politics Wales

  21. Neil Gray, who has a shaved head, looks straight ahead at the camera while walking in a wood-panelled corridor. He is wearing a grey suit with a white shirt and tie.

  22. Left of frame: BBC correspondent, Henry Zeffman. He is wearing a suit and tie. He is standing on a balcony with Westminster in the background. On the right of the frame: US President Donald Trump stands next to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.