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  1. Rhun ap Iorwerth speaking at a podium wearing a dark suit, blue shirt and orange tie.

  2. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood - in black winter coat - visits the Sjælsmark Returns Centre, on the outskirts of Copenhagen where migrant arrivals reside ahead of removal

  3. Hannah Spencer smiling as she takes a selfie on her phone with supporters behind her holding placards that say Vote Green. She has long, blonde hair and is wearing a red blouse and a green waistcoat

  4. Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds his hands together as he meets two young people, whose backs of heads to the camera.

  5. Green MP Hannah Spencer wears a pink and blue scarf while eating chips and curry sauce.

  6. Votes are counted for the Gorton and Denton by-election at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. A row of people standing and wearing party rosettes stands to the left of a series of tables while vote counters sit on the other side.

  7. Rhun ap Iorwerth, a man with short brown hair in a navy suit, speaks while standing at a lectern.

  8. Conor McGinn, 41, who has short brown hair, glasses with tortoise-shell frames and is wearing a dark blue mackintosh coat, walking with a serious expression.

  9. Zack Polanski speaks into a microphone while he gives a speech

  10. Hannah Spencer looks to the right of frame as she speaks while standing at a lecturn that reads 'UK parliamentary by-election 2026; Gorton and Denton Constituency', with three other candidates standing onstage behind her.

  11. The modern civic offices of Doncaster council which overlook Sir Nigel Gresley Square

  12. A modern council building sits beside a curved driveway, with a tall sign in front reading “Welcome to Central Bedfordshire Council” and “Main Entrance.” The area has grass, trees, and a few parked vehicles under a clear sky.

  13. A man on the left (Jonathan Chilvers) smiling in a bluejacket holding a green clipboard next to Clare Bryan who smiles in a green jacket. On her left is Hema YellaPragada who is also smiling holding a green clipboard, she wears a black jacket.

  14. Hannah Spencer stands in front of a polling station sign attached to a metal fence. Spencer is smiling, holding an orange coloured bag and wearing a multi-coloured coat.

  15. Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband speaking at the Fabian Society 2026 New Year Conference at the Guildhall, central London. Picture date: Saturday January 24, 2026.

  16. Hannah Spencer at lectern smiling

  17. Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer takes a selfie with a pink mobile phone. In the background supporters holding "Vote Green" placards are bathed in green lighting.

  18. A view of Oak House, a base for Nottinghamshire County Council.

  19. Hannah Spencer stands on the podium delivering her by-election victory speech

  20. Chris Mason, wearing a suit with a blue patterned tie, speaking into his phone selfie-style with a grey wall in the background..

  21. Prime Minister Keir Starmer sitting in front of a purple microphone in the BBC Newcastle studio. He has grey hair swept to the side and is wearing a suit and glasses.

  22. Prof Sir John Curtice

  23. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage stands with Zia Yusuf, Robert Jenrick, Richard Tice, and Suella Braverman in Church house Westminster. They are all wearing suits and standing on a stage with the words Reform UK behind them