In Pictures: Tennis and ‘splat the rat’ – Party leaders seek support on Saturday
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The leaders of the main UK parties were all out campaigning on Saturday, with sporting sessions and gardening visits the order of the day.
Liberal Democrat chief Sir Ed Davey put his best foot forward with a game of tennis against a party candidate, before trying his hand at crazy golf.
Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer both visited garden projects, with the Tory leader also taking a chance to “splat a rat” at a village fete in his constituency.
Sir Keir, meanwhile, took the Labour campaign to a brewery in London and tried his hand at pulling a pint.
In Scotland, First Minister John Swinney enjoyed the performing arts during an event at a project in West Lothian.
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey (left) playing tennis with the party’s candidate for Newbury Lee Dillon at Victoria Park Tennis in the Berkshire town (Will Durrant/PA)
Sir Ed later played crazy golf under the watchful eye of a tyrannosaurus rex at Wokingham Family Golf (Will Durrant/PA)
Rishi Sunak using a watering can during a visit to the Big Help Out project in Bishop Auckland, County Durham (Peter Byrne/PA)
The Prime Minister later took a turn at ‘splat the rat’ at a village fete in Great Ayton in his constituency (Peter Byrne/PA)
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer helps to serve drinks during a visit to 3 Locks Brewery in Camden in north London, where he launched Labour’s plan for small businesses alongside entrepreneur Deborah Meaden (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Like the Prime Minister earlier in the day, Sir Keir Starmer also got horticultural with a visit to Harlesden Town Garden in north-west London (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
First Minister John Swinney speaks to dancers during a visit to the Reconnect Howden Park Centre in Livingston (Lesley Martin/PA)
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