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

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

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What happened Plus: Patrick O’Donovan’s famine-memorial socks, TDs ignored by everyone and a marksman for the birds.
The headline split One side frames it as "How Irish is Andy Burnham? Arguably more Irish than Joe Biden". The other frames it as "Andy Burnham is starting as underdog - but I have witnessed how he can use his secret wea...".
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CenterHow Irish is Andy Burnham? Arguably more Irish than Joe Biden

Irish Times · Center · News report

Right / center-rightAndy Burnham is starting as underdog - but I have witnessed how he can use his secret weapon to beat Farage

Daily Mail UK · Right · News report

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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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Daily Mail UKNews report · May 24, 1:30 AM

DAN HODGES: Andy Burnham is starting as underdog - but I have witnessed how he can use his secret weapon to beat Farage

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All parliamentary by-elections are billed as major historic waypoints. But it's no exaggeration to say the decision in Makerfield will almost certainly reshape British politics for a genera...

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Details75/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
75/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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May 24, 1:30 AM: Daily Mail UK joined the source map.

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

Now: Wording Gap is 75/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.