Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
18%
4 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
65/100
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The Prime Minister’s call at the weekend for an “honest discussion” about a return to freedom of movement has fuelled questions about the parameters around his vision for a deepening relationship with Brussels.
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call → fuel → Brussels
No 10 denied it was backtracking after Mr Burnham earlier left the door open to a potential referendum on freedom of movement.
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Burnham → deny → movement
A Downing Street spokeswoman said we are “not at that stage yet” when asked whether the public would decide on proposals to get closer to the EU through a referendum or by voting on an updated Labour manifesto.
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public → say → manifesto
That came after Mr Burnham spoke about the EU in a series of interviews on Monday morning.
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Burnham → come → morning
In another, he said “no” when asked whether he would allow the UK to reinstate EU freedom of movement without a referendum.
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UK → say → referendum
He insisted he will “never move ahead of the British public when it comes to Brexit”.
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it → insist → Brexit
A No 10 spokeswoman was asked whether he would use a referendum or an election manifesto to put proposals to return to the arrangement, which he has said he wants an “honest discussion” about the prospect of, to the public.
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he → ask → public
“He is saying that it’s time for us to discuss what kind of long-term relationship with Europe is best for Britain and he is referring to the types of areas that that agreement and long-term future could cover.
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agreement → say → that
“He is crucially not leaning either way, and that will be for the British public to decide.
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public → lean → ?
And his focus for now is on next month’s summit and the practical arrangements that we hope to make there, which will add billions to the economy.”
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which → hope → economy
The Prime Minister is “not pre-empting any of that process”, she said.
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she → pre → process
Mr Burnham, earlier, told ITV’s Good Morning Britain of his EU plans: “I’m not proposing any changes in this Parliament.
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I → tell → Parliament
I’m not going to move away from the red lines that were in the Labour manifesto.”
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that → go → manifesto
Asked when the public could expect to see a manifesto proposing a return to the EU, Mr Burnham ruled out an early general election but left the door open to fighting the next vote on a promise to rejoin.
“No time soon, if at all, it’s not.
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it → ask → promise
It’s not about that.
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It → ’ → that
I don’t know if that is coming over here, but it genuinely is not on that.
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it → know → that
There is no election coming anytime soon,” he said.
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he → be → ?
Then speaking to reporters during a visit to a homelessness charity, he was asked whether there could be a return to freedom of movement without a referendum, and said: “No, I mean I wasn’t saying that yesterday.
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I → speak → that
Mr Burnham will meet EU chiefs including European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen for a key summit in Brussels on November 20 as he seeks to strike a better deal with the bloc.
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he → meet → bloc
The Prime Minister wants to consider various longer term options for a new relationship with Brussels, potentially including a return to full EU membership or joining the single market – which would require free movement.
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which → want → movement
Mr Burnham told the Sunday Times he wanted to have a “very factual, quite evidence-based debate about this” as he acknowledged freedom of movement “had very significant challenges associated with it”.
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freedom → tell → it
He said he could not imagine recommending joining the Schengen borderless area or ditching the pound to adopt the euro.
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he → say → euro
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