Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
19%
3 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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The French finance minister, Roland Lescure, said the UK could rejoin the EU “anytime” after Andy Burnham indicated a major review ofBritain’s relationship with the bloc.
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Burnham → say → bloc
Lescure said it was up to the British public whether to return to the EU, telling the BBC that “if they’re willing to come back, they will have to decide”.
“But what I can tell them is: come back, anytime,” he added.
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he → say → them
Ben Quinn has the full report here.
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Quinn → have → report
As our political correspondent Aletha Adureported last week, the prime minister opened the door to the UK rejoining the EU, saying Britain could “go all the way” as he prepares to reconsider Labour’s post-Brexit red lines.
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he → open → lines
Voters go to the polls in Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Good morning and welcome to our UK politics live blog.
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Voters → go → blog
Polls have opened in Keir Starmer’s old seat in Holborn and St Pancras, where the Green party leader, Zack Polanski, is hoping to break Labour’s longstanding grip in the north London constituency.
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leader → open → constituency
He might have his work cut out for him.
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work → have → him
Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali is projected to retain the seat in today’s byelection, but the party shouldn’t take victory for granted.
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party → project → victory
As the Guardian’s senior political correspondent, Peter Walker, reports, Polanski has mounted an intensive campaign, but the scale of the challenge is clear from the numbers.
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scale → report → numbers
Starmer won the seat by 11,500 votes in 2024, after Labour majorities of nearly 28,000 in 2019 and more than 30,500 in 2017.
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Starmer → win → 2017
You can read Peter’s report from this morning here:
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You → read → morning
In other news:
Andy Burnham is in Berlin today where he will hold meetings with German chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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he → hold → Merz
On the agenda is a new joint security partnership to counter sabotage, cyber-attacks and other hybrid threats, as well as support for Ukraine, instability in the Middle East, and disruption to global trade routes.
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partnership → counter → routes
We’re expecting to hear from the prime minister this afternoon.
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We → expect → minister
The diplomatic row between Britain and Israel is escalating over the UK’s consular presence in East Jerusalem.
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row → escalate → Jerusalem
Israel said the British consulate has “ceased to function” with 20 diplomats due to leave, but the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, said the building will remain open and renamed the “UK Mission”.
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building → say → ?
The Aporia
