Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
17%
4 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
66/100
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Downing Street has been forced to clarify Andy Burnham’s stance on whether the UK would return to having freedom of movement with the EU after the prime minister said an “honest discussion” was needed on the issue.
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discussion → force → issue
Burnham fuelled speculation about a return to freedom of movement in an interview at the weekend, prompting questions about how close the UK could become to Brussels.
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UK → fuel → Brussels
Confusion deepened after further interviews were interpreted as leaving the door open to an eventual return to freedom of movement and another referendum on the issue.
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interviews → deepen → issue
It forced a Downing Street spokesperson to say the prime minister was not proposing a return to freedom of movement, or any particular option.
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minister → force → movement
“He is saying that it’s time for us to discuss what kind of long-term relationship with Europe is best for Britain and he is referring to the types of areas that that agreement and long-term future could cover,” she said.
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she → say → that
“He is crucially not leaning either way, and that will be for the British public to decide.
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public → lean → ?
And his focus for now is on next month’s summit and the practical arrangements that we hope to make there, which will add billions to the economy.”
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which → hope → economy
She said the government was not yet at the stage of confirming whether the public would decide on proposals for the UK to move closer to the EU.
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UK → say → EU
Asked whether Burnham accepted that returning to freedom of movement would mean Britain lost control over legal migration, the spokesperson said: “He’s not setting out a concrete position either way.
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He → ask → position
What he’s saying is that he wants to have a conversation with the British public about what our long-term future with the European Union looks like.”
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future → say → Union
In an interview with the Sunday Times, Burnham indicated that staying out of free movement would no longer be a red line in discussions about how the UK can move closer to the EU.
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UK → indicate → EU
On Monday, Burnham ruled out the possibility of rejoining the EU within this parliament and indicated he could fight the next general election on a promise to take the UK back into the EU.
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he → rule → EU
He said: “I’m not going to move away from the red lines that were in the Labour manifesto.”
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that → say → manifesto
Hours later, Burnham told journalists “no” when asked if he would allow the UK to join the EU freedom of movement scheme without a referendum.
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UK → tell → referendum
When asked whether he wanted Britain to rejoin the EU, he said: “I’ve said I’m going to be honest and say, in my lifetime I would like to see that happen, but I am not going to move ahead of the public.
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I → ask → public
I am not going to dictate in terms of my own opinions here, you have to make sure that the British public are the bosses.”
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public → go → opinions
Challenged on how his constituents in Makerfield would feel about his discussions about the EU, given 65% of them voted to leave, Burnham added: “I said we wouldn’t rerun the referendum and that’s not what I’m doing.
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I → challenge → what
They will decide what happens in relation to Brexit.”
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what → decide → Brexit
Burnham even ruled out an early general election on a manifesto change on this issue.
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Burnham → rule → issue
He told GMB: “There is no election coming anytime soon.
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He → tell → GMB
People may as well put that out of their mind.”
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People → put → mind
However, he left the door open to a future fight on a promise to fully rejoin the EU.
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he → leave → EU
Burnham will be in Brussels for the UK-EU summit on 20 November, as he seeks to strike a better deal with the bloc.
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he → seek → bloc
He believes the Brexit deal has “weakened our economy [and] weakened our control of immigration” and is not good enough for the country.
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deal → believe → country
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