In Pictures: Planes, trains and… bikes as parties continue on campaign trail

Cornwall, Worcester and Wales were among the destinations as parties continued campaigning ahead of the General Election in July.

Published May 29

Conservative and Labour party leaders Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer kept up the pace on the campaign trail with visits to different parts of the country as ITV confirmed the pair would go head to head in a televised debate on Tuesday June 4.

The Prime Minister’s wife, Akshata Murty, shared campaigning duties with her husband as she visited Ripon, while Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey gave his feet a rest as he took a bike ride in the border town of Knighton ahead of launching the party’s campaign in Wales.

Rishi Sunak picking up breakfast for the media — The latest day on the General Election campaign trail started with the Prime Minister picking up breakfast for the media at a cafe in Cornwall (Aaron Chown/PA)

Akshata Murty at a Royal British Legion care facility in Ripon — The Prime Minister’s wife, Akshata Murty, also hit the campaign trail, sharing a laugh with residents during a visit to a Royal British Legion care facility in Ripon (Ian Forsyth/PA)

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer takes a selfie with student nurses — Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer took a selfie with student nurses and trainee medics following a Q&A session during a visit to Three Counties Medical School in Worcester (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Angela Rayner with ground crew at Stansted Airport — Angela Rayner asks a member of the ground crew how she did after the plane made it safely back (Joe Giddens/PA)

Rishi Sunak celebrating after being shown how to splice a wire at Wildanet Technical Training Academy in Liskeard — Later in the day, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak celebrated after being shown how to splice a wire by field service engineer apprentice Kiri James during his visit to Wildanet Technical Training Academy in Liskeard, Cornwall (Aaron Chown/PA)

Journalists listen as Sir Keir Starmer and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting hold a Q&A with student nurses and trainee medics in Worcester (Stefan Rousseau/PA)