In Pictures: Armistice Day unites campaign rivals

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A solemn start to Monday’s campaign trail events saw party leaders pause to remember those who died in armed conflicts during the two minutes’ silence on Armistice Day.

But the accord was soon shattered by a surprise announcement from the Brexit Party that it would not stand candidates in the 317 seats won by the Conservatives in the 2017 election.

The Liberal Democrats were at the High Court to file proceedings for a judicial review of the editorial decision by ITV to keep them out of the leaders’ debate, and Boris Johnson broke his alcohol ban momentarily as he sipped a pint in a Wolverhampton pub.

Armistice Day service
Armistice Day service
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn joined Islington’s Mayor Rakhia Ismail outside Islington Town Hall
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn joined Islington’s Mayor Rakhia Ismail outside Islington Town Hall
Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage attended commemorations in Hartlepool
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage attended commemorations in Hartlepool
General Election 2019
General Election 2019
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson met military veterans at the Lych Gate Tavern in Wolverhampton
Boris Johnson met military veterans at the Lych Gate Tavern in Wolverhampton
Chancellor Sajid Javid visited new-build homes on the Woodgate Housing Estate near Crawley, Sussex
Chancellor Sajid Javid visited new-build homes on the Woodgate Housing Estate near Crawley, Sussex
Liberal Democrat business, energy and industrial strategy spokesman Sam Gyimah and London mayoral candidate Siobhan Benita visited WhiteHat in London, a tech start-up founded to help people access apprenticeships
Liberal Democrat business, energy and industrial strategy spokesman Sam Gyimah and London mayoral candidate Siobhan Benita visited WhiteHat in London, a tech start-up founded to help people access apprenticeships
DUP candidates
DUP candidates

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