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How Irish is Andy Burnham? Arguably more Irish than Joe Biden

Labour's Makerfield by-election candidate bought the two-bedroom Kennington property in 2005 and since then its value has doubled to £480,000.

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The headline split One side frames it as "How Irish is Andy Burnham? Arguably more Irish than Joe Biden". The other frames it as "'King of the North' Andy Burnham is a London landlord".
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CenterHow Irish is Andy Burnham? Arguably more Irish than Joe Biden

Irish Times · Center · News report

Right / center-right'King of the North' Andy Burnham is a London landlord

Daily Mail · Center-right · News report

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Daily MailNews report · May 25, 6:25 AM

'King of the North' Andy Burnham is a London landlord

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Labour's Makerfield by-election candidate bought the two-bedroom Kennington property in 2005 and since then its value has doubled to £480,000.

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Irish TimesNews report · May 24, 5:00 AM

How Irish is Andy Burnham? Arguably more Irish than Joe Biden

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Plus: Patrick O’Donovan’s famine-memorial socks, TDs ignored by everyone and a marksman for the birds

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Details67/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
67/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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May 24, 5:00 AM: Irish Times joined the source map.

May 25, 6:25 AM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 67/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.