In Pictures: Parties show sweeter side as Sunak feeds lambs and Davey bakes cake
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Although the election campaign started on May 22, it became official on Friday with the reading of a royal proclamation announcing the dissolution of Parliament.
Rishi Sunak’s duties as the current Prime Minister were underlined at a morning press conference in which he detailed US-UK strikes on Houthi rebels, before he was back on the campaign trail in the afternoon feeding lambs on a visit to a farm in Macclesfield.
Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, was cooking up a storm at High Beeches Primary School in Hertfordshire where he donned a chef’s hat and joined pupils for a baking lesson.
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney, on a day when Labour focused its campaign north of the border, visited the Barrowfield community centre in Glasgow while Sir Keir Starmer outlined Labour’s six steps for change.
A royal proclamation being read on the steps of the Royal Exchange in the City of London to mark the dissolution of Parliament, ahead of the General Election on July 4 (PA)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak bottle-feeding lambs during a visit to Rowlinson’s Farm in Gawsworth, Macclesfield (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Mr Sunak grabs a brew with Rowlinson’s Farm owner Rachel Rowlinson (Jonathan/Brady)
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey takes part in a baking lesson with pupils at High Beeches Primary School in Hertfordshire (Yui Mok/PA)
Sir Ed dons a chef’s hat as he rolls up his sleeves for the lesson (Yui Mok/PA)
Scottish National Party leader John Swinney sizes up the stock at Barrowfield community centre in Glasgow (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Mr Swinney browses the rails as he called on the next UK government to commit to an emergency budget (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer outlines Labour’s six steps for change in Scotland (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Sir Keir was joined by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (second from left) and shadow secretary of state for energy security and net zero Ed Miliband (right) at the Port of Greenock (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister launches his party’s campaign in Antrim (Liam McBurney/PA)
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