In Pictures: Tractor trips and putty pizzas as leaders make final push for votes
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Sir Ed Davey’s eye-catching, action-packed General Election campaign continued as the Liberal Democrat leader embarked on his latest stunt – driving a large yellow tractor.
During a visit to Chippenham in Wiltshire, Sir Ed vowed to knock down the Conservatives’ Blue Wall (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Sir Ed was joined by parliamentary candidate Sarah Gibson (Andrew Matthews/PA)
The Lib Dem leader did circuits of a field in a JCB tractor and said driving the tractor highlighted his party’s commitment to agricultural communities and farming (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Sir Ed later visited Abbey Gardens in Winchester, Hampshire, where he was welcomed by supporters including a dog sporting a Lib Dem badge (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Rishi Sunak was in a creative mood as he made putty pizzas with reception class children during a visit to Braishfield Primary School in Romsey, Hampshire.
When one pupil said the sale price of the pizza was £5, the Prime Minister replied: ‘£5? This is a gourmet pizza’ (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Mr Sunak denied that the Tories have left centrist voters behind (Jonathan Brady/PA)
The Prime Minister told reporters he is fully responsible for Thursday’s election result as ‘the leader of the party’ (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Sir Keir Starmer travelled far and wide, landing in Scotland after flying from Wales on the same jet that took England to the Euros in Germany.
The Labour leader sat in the same seat as England boss Gareth Southgate for the journey, part of a whirlwind tour of mainland Britain on the final day of the General Election campaign.
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer visited West Regwm Farm in Whitland, Carmarthenshire (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Former Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt took a selfie with the Labour Party leader and her husband, Stephen Kinnock (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Sir Keir was later buoyed by receiving the backing of The Sun at the General Election (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Nigel Farage didn’t pull any punches as he joined forces with boxer Derek Chisora at a boxing gym in Essex.
The Reform UK leader defended his decision to appear alongside the boxer in Clacton (Ian West/PA)
Asked about Chisora’s conviction for assaulting a woman in 2010 and whether the boxer is a good role model for young men, Mr Farage said: ‘You know what? You show me someone who’s lived a perfect life and never been in trouble’ (Ian West/PA)
Mr Farage added: ‘With these young kids here, he’s a fantastic role model. He’s got a huge following in the country and yeah, he is a good role model – imperfect as we all are’ (Ian West/PA)
SNP leader John Swinney, Scotland’s First Minister, found time for some fun on the campaign trail in Glasgow.
Mr Swinney joined in with children during an arts and crafts session during a visit to the Jeely Piece Club in the city (Michael Boyd/PA)
The SNP leader’s attempts at Jenga failed to impress (Michael Boyd/PA)
Mr Swinney presented a lei (a garland or necklace of flowers given in Hawaii as a token of welcome or farewell) to one of the children during the visit to the Jeely Piece Club in Glasgow (Michael Boyd/PA)
The First Minister came away with a tasty treat (Michael Boyd/PA)
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