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BBC PoliticsNews report · Nov 11, 3:47 PM
Burnham signals backing for more ethnicity options on next census
It comes after a Lib Dem MP said black English or Asian English should be specific options for respondents.
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Burnham signals backing for more ethnicity options on next census
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What happened It comes after a Lib Dem MP said black English or Asian English should be specific options for respondents.
The headline split The left frames it as "Burnham signals support for 'Black English' and 'Asian English' options on census". The center frames it as "Burnham signals backing for more ethnicity options on next census".
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Left / center-leftBurnham signals support for 'Black English' and 'Asian English' options on census
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The IndependentNews report · Nov 11, 2:24 PM
Burnham signals support for 'Black English' and 'Asian English' options on census
The PM says he’d back the legislation to ‘take on the poisonous politics’ of those who are ‘seeking to divide us’
Details54/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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