👤 Kate Whannel

14 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
14
2026-07-30 – 2026-10-16
Claims per article
26
370 extracted in total
Hedged claims
5%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,120
characters
Writes for BBC News.
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
79%
Crime & Law
14%
Other
7%
Most-tagged topics
Labourthe Green PartyBBCBritainGreenJewishParliamentReform

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
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 -0.14 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-04 · BBC News · Politics
Green Party members back 'Zionism is racism' motion
11 outlets covered this event · leans strongly left
2026-10-11 · BBC News · Politics
PM says it is 'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit vote
8 outlets covered this event
2026-09-26 · BBC News · Politics
Burnham not doing enough to boost growth, says Starmer ally
7 outlets covered this event
2026-10-14 · BBC News · Politics
We are behind you and that will not change, PM tells Zelensky
6 outlets covered this event
2026-10-14 · BBC News · Politics
Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist comments
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-14 · BBC News · Politics
Farage says £72m donations are compliant 'with the law today'
4 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-07-30 · BBC News
Burnham says nuclear sub investment will protect UK and boost jobs
🔮 - Published Ongoing investment in nuclear submarines will "protect Britain for decades to come" but also support 47,000 jobs and apprenticeships, Andy Burnham has said. assertive
2026-07-31 · BBC News
Burnham says he told Trump UK will be pragmatic about North Sea oil
🔮 - Published Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he told US President Donald Trump he would take a "pragmatic approach" to the issue of North Sea oil and gas. assertive
2026-08-11 · BBC News
Thames Water gave finance boss a £1m signing-on fee
🔮 In the letter,, external Sir Adrian Montague said he understood customers would see large payments to senior leaders as "unjust" but argued they were necessary to stop staff leaving. assertive
2026-08-19 · BBC News
One man has been quietly changing the law for the past 40 years - how does he do it?
🔮 As soon as the numbers were drawn, Bailey would move fast - immediately lobbying the seven MPs on the list, presenting them with bills, oven-ready for presentation. assertive
2026-09-14 · BBC News
Farage says £72m donations are compliant 'with the law today'
🔮 - Published Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said two big donations given to his party are "100% compliant with the law today", but was not able say whether they would be permissible if a rule change, currently being debated in Parliament, were passed. assertive
2026-09-25 · BBC News
Ministers reject dog ownership licence scheme
🔮 - Published Pet owners will not have to pay a fee to own a dog, after the government ruled out introducing a licensing scheme. assertive
2026-09-26 · BBC News
Burnham not doing enough to boost growth, says Starmer ally
🔮 "If the destination means prosperity, it means freedom for people to do new things, and it means security for people and families, then why wouldn't we put our foot down and get there quicker," the former business secretary said. assertive
2026-10-03 · BBC News
Greens would offer two-year jobs to unemployed under-24s
🔮 - Published Young people would be offered a guaranteed two-year job within four months of leaving education or training, under a new proposal unveiled by the Green Party. assertive
2026-10-04 · BBC News
Green Party members back 'Zionism is racism' motion
🔮 A Green spokeswoman insisted the party would protect Jewish members - and they would not be persecuted for attending synagogues which defined themselves as Zionist. assertive
2026-10-11 · BBC News
PM says it is 'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit vote
🔮 "There is no reason to assume Britain would be an exception," he added. assertive
2026-10-14 · BBC News
Burnham rules out coalition with Greens after 'Zionism is racism' motion
🔮 - Published Andy Burnham has said he will not support his party forming a partnership with the Green Party as long as it maintains a policy of defining Zionism as a form of racism. assertive
2026-10-14 · BBC News
We are behind you and that will not change, PM tells Zelensky
🔮 - Published "We are behind you and that will not change," Andy Burnham has told Volodymyr Zelensky, as he hosted the Ukrainian leader in Downing Street. assertive
2026-10-14 · BBC News
Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist comments
🔮 In the film, Undercover: A Year in Reform,, external a Reform councillor and deputy mayor of Solihull is recorded calling Asian homeowners "parasites". assertive
2026-10-16 · BBC News
Police assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser's wife
🔮 She was responding to a discussion on Sky News about the author Sally Rooney, whose novels will not be supplied to booksellers in the UK following her announcement that she intends to use her royalties to support Palestine Action. assertive
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