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20 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
20
2026-09-06 – 2026-10-21
Claims per article
25
494 extracted in total
Hedged claims
9%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,100
characters
Writes for Daily Mail.
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
60%
Crime & Law
25%
Economy/Business
5%
Health
5%
World
5%
Most-tagged topics
LabourDaily MailHomeEnglandLondonWalesBritainConservative

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7 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 +0.02 (centre).

More from this journalist

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2026-10-15 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
Mother of Henry Nowak's killer is to be freed from prison under Labour's early release scheme - after she was locked up for removing murder weapon
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-13 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
Labour blasted over 'nonsense' claims on prisoner early release scheme, as soft justice bonanza sees another 650 criminals freed
4 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-09-30 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
Victims of crime will be left in fear by Labour's 'shameful' prison early release scheme, watchdog warns, just hours before soft justice bonanza kicks off
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-21 · Daily Mail · Politics
Cowardly killers who refuse to come to dock for sentencing face being locked in cell for three weeks and month-long ban on visits under new powers
2 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail · Politics
Now Energy Secretary attacks her own Government's plan to make migrants wait longer to win permanent status in Britain
2 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-01 · Daily Mail · Economy/Business
UK population hits new peak of 69.5million but growth slows as net migration and birth rates drop
2 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-06 · Daily Mail
Ketamine overtakes 'speed' in popularity as an illegal party drug as police seizures soar
🔮 By comparison amphetamine possession has more than halved over the same five years, falling from 2,576 offences to 1,209. The data will intensify concerns over ketamine becoming a dominant drug among young people despite grave risks – with a single 'hit' costing as little as £2, far less than a pint of beer. assertive
2026-09-15 · Daily Mail
Labour's new immigration laws will not deter small boat migrants and only 'tinkers with the edges', top lawyers warn
🔮 ‘There's a failure to recognise the protections we have as a country under the Refugee Convention, and to take action that would not place persons in danger and be removed to safe third states. assertive
2026-09-17 · Daily Mail
Prison Service plans to double-up inmates in prefab 'pods' to ease overcrowding crisis, leaked documents show
🔮 Prison officers’ leaders warned the plan to ‘double up’ inmates in so-called ‘rapid deployment cells’ (RDCs) could lead to staff walking out over health and safety concerns. assertive
2026-09-20 · Daily Mail
Some 700 sex offenders held indefinitely 'to be freed' under Labour's prison reforms, Tories warn
🔮 The Conservatives warned that 700 sex criminals will be 'let loose on the streets' as Labour abolishes so-called imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences. assertive
2026-09-21 · Daily Mail
Fears legal blunder dating back more than a decade has helped thousands of migrants stay in Britain
🔮 A judge has raised concerns that a large number of immigration appeals heard in the UK courts may have been illegitimate. mixed
2026-09-24 · Daily Mail
Courts backlog soars by nearly 100,000 since Labour came to power, as ministers urged to drop controversial jury trial reforms
🔮 Labour has been pursuing controversial changes to the courts system which will see the historic right to jury trial scrapped for thousands of cases a year. assertive
2026-09-28 · Daily Mail
New Channel chaos: Investigation launched after 18 migrants disappear from quiet Cornish harbour after arriving by yacht in middle of the night
🔮 A medical team was transported to the rescue boat by helicopter to help the survivors, but the child and two women could not be saved. assertive
2026-09-28 · Daily Mail
Small boat migrants expecting to be housed in hotels left 'anxious' when they end up in detention centre, says official report
🔮 In his inspection of the centre, near Gatwick airport, Mr Taylor said: ‘Detainees were anxious about their cases with many having arrived at the centre having expected to be placed in a hotel. assertive
2026-09-29 · Daily Mail
Channel migrant who said 'death to all Jews' is now living at taxpayers' expense in a Northamptonshire semi
🔮 Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said it was a 'joke' that Wadee was living at public expense and called for him to be sent back to Hamas-controlled territory where he would 'fit right in'. assertive
2026-09-30 · Daily Mail
Small boat 'one in, one out' deal with France scrapped after just over a year
🔮 Its failure will be a blow to Labour’s attempts to tackle the Channel crisis, and could risk an up-tick in small boat arrivals after recent falls. Cases that are already in the system will continue, the Home Office said, including bringing migrants to Britain from France if they are accepted under the reciprocal terms of the deal. The first removal under the scheme took place on September 18 last year. assertive
2026-09-30 · Daily Mail
Victims of crime will be left in fear by Labour's 'shameful' prison early release scheme, watchdog warns, just hours before soft justice bonanza kicks off
🔮 Labour’s ‘shameful’ prison early release scheme will leave victims ‘living in fear’ when it begins releasing thousands of inmates on Thursday, the domestic abuse commissioner has warned. assertive
2026-09-30 · Daily Mail
Trans rape suspects may be called men, Crown Prosecution Service decides in wake of legal challenge
🔮 Lexi Secker, who later identified as a woman, was been jailed for more than six years for rape - and was referred to as 'she' during his sentencing in court Its previous advice said only witnesses ‘such as a victim of a sexual assault by a trans person’ could be referred to by ‘pronouns matching their birth sex’. The updated version, however, allows prosecutors to use male pronouns for transgender women defendants if doing otherwise could lead to unfairness. assertive
2026-10-01 · Daily Mail
UK population hits new peak of 69.5million but growth slows as net migration and birth rates drop
🔮 Projections published earlier this year by the ONS suggested the UK’s population will peak more than 40 years earlier than previously thought. assertive
2026-10-06 · Daily Mail
Tories pledge to 'immediately' scrap Labour's new asylum routes for Afghans and Palestinians
🔮 New asylum routes being set up by Labour for Afghans and Palestinians will be ‘immediately’ shut down if the Conservatives win the next General Election. assertive
2026-10-13 · Daily Mail
Labour blasted over 'nonsense' claims on prisoner early release scheme, as soft justice bonanza sees another 650 criminals freed
🔮 Mr Timothy said: ‘The Justice Secretary told the country that proper safeguards would be put in place, with the presumption that all released prisoners would be tagged. assertive
2026-10-15 · Daily Mail
Mother of Henry Nowak's killer is to be freed from prison under Labour's early release scheme - after she was locked up for removing murder weapon
🔮 Kaur will be one of the most high-profile criminals to benefit from Labour's soft justice programme so far. assertive
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail
Now Energy Secretary attacks her own Government's plan to make migrants wait longer to win permanent status in Britain
🔮 She warned that leaving ILR rules untouched would result in ‘a £10 billion drain on our public finances’ as migrants qualify for full access to benefits and social housing after winning permanent status here. assertive
2026-10-20 · Daily Mail
What prison crisis? £2million a year is wasted on 'finding ways to say jails are racist' - as thousands of criminals are let out due to lack of space
🔮 Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy, who uncovered the £1.7million annual spending, said the cash would be better spent on new prison places as Labour frees tens of thousands of criminals a year early from jail. assertive
2026-10-21 · Daily Mail
Cowardly killers who refuse to come to dock for sentencing face being locked in cell for three weeks and month-long ban on visits under new powers
🔮 Cowardly killers who refuse to come into court to be sentenced will face extra punishment – but only for a few weeks. assertive
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