👤 Alexandra Topping Political correspondent

10 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
10
2026-09-15 – 2026-10-21
Claims per article
29
286 extracted in total
Hedged claims
5%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,409
characters · 1 tagged analysis
Writes for The Guardian.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
100%
Most-tagged topics
BritainLabourBrightonConservativeGreensGuardianTikTokTory

Leaning

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4 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.28 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-15 · The Guardian · Politics
Labour councils told to end agreements with Greens who do not condemn ‘Zionism is racism’ policy
4 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right
2026-09-15 · The Guardian · Politics
British bosses to be forced to meet with employees who request flexible working
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-21 · The Guardian · Politics
Streeting delays defence jobs plan for young people after union pushback
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-14 · The Guardian · Politics
UK hospitality sector to offer up to 100,000 jobs to young people out of work
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-07 · The Guardian · Politics
Tories delight as satirical tapestry pokes fun at ‘turncoat’ Robert Jenrick
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans right
2026-10-01 · The Guardian · Politics
‘Total class act’: Marie-France van Heel is poised to be a very different PM’s wife
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-15 · The Guardian
British bosses to be forced to meet with employees who request flexible working
🔮 Company bosses will have to sit down with workers who request flexible working and justify their reasons for any refusals under new rights announced by Louise Haigh on Tuesday. assertive
2026-09-20 · The Guardian
‘Like finding a new family’: young Tory defectors explore Lib Dems conference
🔮 In July, the Tory leader warned that anyone who supported net zero targets or Britain’s membership of the European convention on human rights would be blocked from standing as a candidate in the next election. assertive
2026-09-25 · The Guardian
Sagal Abdi-Wali: Labour’s candidate in Starmer’s former seat zeroes in on local issues amid Green challenge
🔮 Labour’s candidate for Holborn and St Pancras laughs and shakes her head with unusual vigour when asked if she would like to follow in the footsteps of the last member of parliament for the constituency, Keir Starmer. assertive
2026-09-25 · The Guardian
Why Ed Miliband has embraced his ‘awkward dad’ image in viral TikTok video
🔮 Miliband has been on a journey since May 2014, when the then Labour leader was photographed ineptly eating a bacon roll during a campaign visit in New Malden. assertive
2026-09-30 · The Guardian
Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive
🔮 Earlier this year the government announced that teenagers under the age of 16 would be banned from accessing “high-risk” social media apps, while safer platforms would be subjected to restrictions. assertive
2026-10-01 · The Guardian
‘Total class act’: Marie-France van Heel is poised to be a very different PM’s wife
🔮 While it is standard for the partners of prime ministers to have taxpayer-funded office support, van Heel has taken on a former special adviser to a cabinet member and is expected to play a more significant role behind the scenes than the previous prime minister Keir Starmer’s wife, Victoria, who continued her work in occupational health for the NHS throughout her husband’s tenure. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Guardian
Tories delight as satirical tapestry pokes fun at ‘turncoat’ Robert Jenrick
🔮 But while Jenrick’s physical presence may be absent from the migraine-inducing interior of the International Convention Centre in the West Midlands, members could be forgiven for sighing that everywhere they looked, something reminded them of him. assertive
2026-10-14 · The Guardian
UK hospitality sector to offer up to 100,000 jobs to young people out of work
🔮 Bars, clubs and restaurants will offer up to 100,000 jobs to young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) over the next three years in an effort to give them a first step on the ladder into work. assertive
2026-10-15 · The Guardian
Labour councils told to end agreements with Greens who do not condemn ‘Zionism is racism’ policy
🔮 It is antisemitic, and this side of the house will have nothing to do with it. assertive
2026-10-21 · The Guardian
Streeting delays defence jobs plan for young people after union pushback
🔮 The delay risks derailing a planned series of government announcements to tackle the youth jobs crisis, with ministers stating on Monday that jobs plans in business services, construction, technology and defence would be published this week. assertive
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