Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans right
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
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Politics
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John Healey has said there is a pro-growth case for going ahead with a third runway at Heathrow despite the prime minister declining to back it.
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minister → say → it
Healey’s predecessor as chancellor, Rachel Reeves, put approval of the long-planned runway at the heart of her “growth speech” last year, saying it would “make Britain the world’s best-connected place to do business”.
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Britain → put → business
However, since arriving in No 10 in July, Andy Burnham has ducked the issue of whether the runway should go ahead, suggesting it should be “a matter for London and Londoners”.
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it → arrive → London
A recent Sunday Times report suggested the prime minister had told the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, that he was “unconvinced” by arguments for the megaproject.
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he → suggest → megaproject
Asked for his views in Bangkok this week, Healey said the government would study responses to a public consultation, which recently closed.
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which → ask → consultation
He appeared to strike a markedly more positive note than Burnham, however.
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He → appear → Burnham
“I think in recent decades, and this is true in Heathrow and airports right across the UK, that they have been a big part of jobs and growth.
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they → think → jobs
And the case for a third runway at Heathrow has always been a case for growth,” he said.
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he → say → growth
Healey has insisted economic growth is his and Burnham’s “number one mission” in government.
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growth → insist → government
Heathrow’s chief executive, Thomas Woldbye, has warned that investors could reassess their backing for the £33bn infrastructure project if it does not receive the prime minister’s support.
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it → warn → support
“Our shareholders would like to do this,” he said earlier this week.
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he → like → this
“They do think that things are taking a long time, and so far they have decided to be OK with that …
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they → think → that
But of course we cannot wait for ever.”
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we → wait → course
The airport’s owners include Qatar’s investment authority; the French private equity firm Ardian; Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC.
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owners → include → authority
They are expected to decide in the coming months whether to apply for formal planning permission.
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They → expect → permission
Healey voted in favour of the third runway when the question was put to the House of Commons in 2018.
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question → vote → 2018
The chancellor was in Bangkok to attend the International Monetary Fund annual meetings but has returned to London to put the finishing touches to his 28 October budget.
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chancellor → attend → budget
The UK was praised by the IMF this week for taking action to cut its deficit, while other large economies have opted not to do so.
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economies → praise → deficit
The IMF’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, urged Healey to “stay the course” in his budget.
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director → urge → budget
On Thursday, official figures showed the UK economy unexpectedly continued to grow in August.
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economy → show → August
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