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Prime minister Andy Burnham says he will seek new post-Brexit deals with the EU

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham told MPs he will push for new post-Brexit deals with the EU at a summit next month, saying deeper cooperation on youth mobility, food and drink, and energy would help economic growth. He warned that the EU’s Made in Europe plans pose a risk to UK manufacturing and said he is seeking an arrangement that works for the UK. Burnham said the current relationship is “not good enough” and that Labour’s red lines on the single market, customs union and freedom of movement would stay until the next election. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said he is “unpicking” the deal the UK signed with the EU.

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Key points

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  1. Andy Burnham said he will push for new post-Brexit deals with the EU at a summit next month.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News

  2. Burnham said deeper cooperation on youth mobility, food and drink, and energy would help economic growth.

    One outletBBC News· Center

  3. Burnham said Labour’s red lines on the single market, customs union and freedom of movement would stay until the next election.

    One outletBBC News· Center

  4. Burnham warned that the EU’s Made in Europe plans pose a risk to UK manufacturing.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News

  5. Kemi Badenoch said Burnham is “unpicking” the deal the UK signed with the EU.

    One outletBBC News· Center

  6. Burnham said the current relationship with the EU is “not good enough”.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The planned talks unpick the post-Brexit deal the UK signed with the EU.

    Kemi Badenoch says Burnham is unpicking the deal. Burnham says the aim is deeper cooperation within Labour’s red lines, which he says stay until the next election.

  • The November summit could be a first step toward EU membership.

    Left coverage reports Burnham framed the summit as a possible first step to EU membership. Center coverage reports he ruled out a return to the single market, customs union or freedom of movement before the next election.

How each side tells it

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Left and center outlets both report that Burnham will push for new post-Brexit EU deals at a summit next month. Left headlines stress his promise of closer ties, while center headlines lead with his plan for new deals and his ‘dereliction of duty’ warning.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines lead with Burnham’s promise of closer EU ties and a renegotiated trade deal, presenting the summit as a step toward that goal.

    Andy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship with EU
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines report what Burnham will say or push for, leading with new post-Brexit deals or his ‘dereliction of duty’ warning, and one explainer asks why he wants to revisit Brexit.

    Burnham to push for new post-Brexit deals at EU summit
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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  • Left2

    vowshails

  • Center0

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  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    vowsMore neutral: says he will

    “Vows” adds a note of solemn commitment that a plain report of what Burnham said would not carry.

    UK PM Andy Burnham vows to renegotiate post-Brexit trade deal with EU

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    hailsMore neutral: describes

    The verb expresses approval of the summit in the outlet’s own voice rather than describing it.

    PM hails next month’s ‘reset’ summit as first step to closer ties, but tensions over trade may…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

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  • Loaded verb

    Quoted

    unpickingMore neutral: changing

    The verb presents the deal as being dismantled, a judgement about the plan that the reporting does not establish.

    Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the prime minister was "unpicking" the deal the UK signed with the EU.

    Quoted byBBC News (Center)

    These are Kemi Badenoch’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

  • Loaded modifier

    Quoted

    unflinchinglyMore neutral: openly

    The adverb praises the prime minister’s willingness to debate Brexit, a judgement beyond the fact that he will discuss it.

    For the first time since the UK left the EU, we have a prime minister who will "unflinchingly" debate Brexit, says the BBC's political editor Chris Mason.

    Quoted byBBC News (Center)

    These are Chris Mason’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Burnham’s promise of closer EU ties
  • a renegotiated post-Brexit trade deal
  • the summit as a possible first step to EU membership

Leaves out

  • Kemi Badenoch’s charge that Burnham is “unpicking” the existing deal

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • new post-Brexit deals at EU summit
  • the ‘dereliction of duty’ warning
  • growth and tackling illegal immigration

Leaves out

  • the account that Burnham framed the summit as a possible first step to EU membership
  • Burnham calling the current relationship “not good enough”

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The Guardian, Oct 12, 1:00 AM EDT

  • Center

    1 min later

    Its first report, Oct 12, 1:01 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. The GuardianLeftOct 12, 1:00 AM EDT
  2. BBC NewsCenterOct 12, 1:01 AM EDT
  3. Financial TimesCenterOct 12, 3:52 AM EDT
  4. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 12, 12:02 PM EDT

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