Photographers from the PA news agency captured a whole host of incredible images during the 2024 general election campaign.
And perhaps the most memorable of all came at the very start when then prime minister Rishi Sunak, drenched in rain, announced from a wet Downing Street that the UK would go to the polls on July 4.
Rishi Sunak chose to announce the general election outside Downing Street with no umbrella despite the rain (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to the Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu temple in Kingsbury, London (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Rishi Sunak tried to bowl voters over during a visit to Nuneaton Cricket Club (Jonathan Brady/PA)
SNP leader John Swinney followed in the footsteps of countless politicians before him when he posed for a photo with an ice cream while out campaigning (Lesley Martin/PA)
Sir Ed Davey threw himself into the general election campaign in more ways than one (Peter Byrne/PA)
The Lib Dem leader took part in a bungee jump during a visit to Eastbourne Borough Football Club in East Sussex (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Sir Ed wasn’t the only one having fun, however, as the following images show.
Labour’s Angela Rayner attempting to marshal in a new government during a visit to Stansted Airport (Joe Giddens/PA)
Rishi Sunak went fishing for votes during a visit to North Devon (Leon Neal/PA)
Nigel Farage had a drink thrown over him after launching his general election campaign in Clacton (James Manning/PA)
Even the most meticulous planning can’t prevent some silly photos from slipping through the net, however (Aaron Chown/PA)
