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GALLERY: The best images of Scotland’s party leaders and their weird and wonderful adventures on the election campaign trail

By Ross Crae
May 1, 2021, 12:01 am
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Andrew Cawley Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Andrew Milligan/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Kenny Elrick Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Andrew Milligan/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© PA Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Russell Cheyne/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© PA Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© PA Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto/Shuttersto Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Stuart Wallace/Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto/Shuttersto Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto/Shuttersto Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Andrew Milligan/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jeff J Mitchell/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Stuart Wallace/Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care

Election campaigns can be heated affairs with the party leaders involved in fierce clashes in TV debates.

But there’s also a lot of fun out on the campaign trail, with Scotland’s top political figures visiting a wide variety of places across the country.

This year, we’ve had leaders taking part in all sorts of photo opportunities, including trying their hand at dentistry, chess, shinty and boxing.

And, as always, Liberal Democrats leader Willie Rennie has had all manner of weird and wonderful adventures.

Here’s a pick of the best images from the election campaign trail so far…

© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Andrew Cawley Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Andrew Milligan/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Kenny Elrick Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Andrew Milligan/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© PA Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Russell Cheyne/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© PA Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© PA Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto/Shuttersto Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Stuart Wallace/Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto/Shuttersto Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto/Shuttersto Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Andrew Milligan/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jane Barlow/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Jeff J Mitchell/PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care
© Stuart Wallace/Shutterstock Nicola Sturgeon gives a check-up to "Dentosaurus" during a visit t Thornliebank Dental Care

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