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  1. A picture of Stormont on a sunny day, with blue skies.

  2. Pat Sheehan and Michelle O'Neill stand in the Great Hall at Stormont, as she addresses reporters. Michelle O'Neill is a woman with shoulder-length, straight blonde hair who is wearing a brown suit jacket over a white blouse with a scalloped design along the buttons. Pat Sheehan is a man with short, grey hair who is wearing a navy suit jacket over an open-necked light blue shirt.

  3. Two hands on a white radiator.

  4. DUP leader Gavin Robinson

  5. A stock image of a woman with blonde hair sitting at a supermarket checkout, she is scanning milk

  6. Sir Chris Bryant, a man with brown hair, dark coat, white shirt, dark tie, Jayne Brady, a woman with reddish brown hair, dark jacket, Micheal Martin, a man with grey hair, dark jacket, blue tie. Various people in military attire nearby.

  7. Stormont from above - aerial shot showing Parliament buildings, greenery and houses

  8. Generated image of planned Belfast Stories building.

  9. John O'Dowd has short white hair and beard, wearing a black blazer and light blue shirt. He is standing in front of a group of microphones. A grey brick building is to the left of the picture and a green house is to the right.

  10. A man wearing a black suit and a striped, red, yellow, and blue tie. He is looking toward the camera and has his hands in his pockets. He is wearing a red poppy pin on his lapel. He is standing outside.

  11. A lorry arriving at Larne port. There is a sign for Terminal 4 Belfast-Cainryan and Stena Line.

  12. Parliament buildings at Stormont. The building is a long rectangular building made of cream stone with lots of windows. It is on a hill and in front of it there is grass and are trees.

  13. Carla Lockhart is smiling at the camera. She has long straight blonde hair and is wearing a black puffy coat.

  14. Mark Browne has grey/brown hair and brown eyes and glasses standing in front of a a school white board and pink billboard. He is wearing a navy suit, white tie and blue shirt and has a neutral expression.

  15. Robin Mercer - an man with short, white hair - points out a 'out of stock' notice as he poses with packets of seeds at Hillmount Garden Centre in 2021. He is wearing a navy jacket over a blue jumper and a red and white checked shirt.

  16. Gavin Robinson has grey hair and back framed glasses and is standing in a Belfast street. He is wearing a dark suit jacket, light shirt and striped tie.

  17. A composite graphic showing a person in a navy blazer and blue-and-white striped shirt standing in front of a blurred Union flag. Beside the portrait is a large image of a formal House of Commons letter on parliamentary letterhead. The letter, dated 2 November 2026 and addressed to Gavin Robinson MP at DUP headquarters in Belfast, states the writer's resignation from the DUP parliamentary party and membership. The document is shown at an angle and includes a handwritten signature at the bottom, with parliamentary contact details visible in the footer. The overall image uses a news-style layout combining a portrait with the resignation letter to illustrate the political announcement.

  18. Carla Lockhart has long blond hair parted to the side

  19. Carla Lockhart stands outside Lurgan police station. She is a middle aged woman with long, blonde hair and she is wearing a colourful, star patterned scarf. She is also wearing a black coat. She is looking at the camera with a neutral expression on her face.

  20. DUP leader Gavin Robinson (centre), with Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly (centre left) and party colleagues, speak to the media during a press conference at Parliament Buildings, Stormont.

  21. A split montage featuring head-and-should shots of Gavin Robinson and Carla Lockhart. Robinson has short, white hair and wears glasses and a grey suit jacket over a white shirt and a navy-and-light-blue striped tie. Lockhart has long, blonde hair and wears a black top and a silver necklace.

  22. Two picture composite: above is Michelle O'Nell in a brown coat below is Emma-Little Pengelly and Gavin Robinson at a press conference.

  23. A number of soldiers in camouflage uniform marching together. They are wearing black boots and are marching in sequence.

  24. First Minister Michelle O’Neill speaking to the media during a press conference in the Great Hall at Parliament Buildings