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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Sep 30, 12:56 AM

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Burnham to fight next election on pledge to change voting system

Irish Times and BBC Politics describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedThe prime minister says he wants other parties to take part in a national commission on electoral reform.
What changedThe left frames it as "British PM Andy Burnham raises prospect of UK rejoining European Union after next election". The center frames it as "Burnham to fight next election on pledge to change voting system".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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2 sources · 2 bias buckets · Low confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "British PM Andy Burnham raises prospect of UK rejoining European Union after next election". The center frames it as "Burnham to fight next election on pledge to change voting system".

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Sep 29, 9:32 PM: BBC Politics joined the source map.

Sep 29, 10:34 PM: Irish Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 64/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report

British PM Andy Burnham raises prospect of UK rejoining European Union after next election

Andy Burnham did not spell out options, but they are likely to include rejoining the bloc’s single market, customs union, or both

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Center ·News report

Burnham to fight next election on pledge to change voting system

The prime minister says he wants other parties to take part in a national commission on electoral reform.

Open source