The Independent Article Rating'Inappropriate' to stop £20 cut to Universal Credit, says Boris Johnson
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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "There is unease among Conservative MPs arriving in Manchester for the party's aual conference that Mr Johnson is now presiding over the highest-taxing administration since the Second World War, with the plaed cut to Universal Credit and 1.25 per cent hike in National Insurance due to disproportionately impact on poorer households." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Mr Johnson denied he was taking the Conservatives away from the low-tax tradition of Margaret Thatcher, pointing out that she did not have to deal with the fiscal meteorite of a global pandemic which added £407bn to government spending." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "But the prime minister did not rule out tax rises altogether, telling BBC1's Andrew Marr Show only that if I can possibly avoid it, I won't raise taxes again." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "I'd rather see that than raising taxes to subsidise low pay." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Boris Johnson has insisted he will not reverse his plans for a £20-a-week cut in welfare for the poorest families, saying he will not raise taxes to subsidise low pay." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Warren Guels, the longtime staff director and policy advisor for Sanders (I-Vt.) who is sometimes referred to as the keeper of receipts, argues in the video that corporate Democrats like Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are blocking an agenda that is widely supported by the American public." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Warren Guels, the longtime staff director and policy advisor for Sanders (I-Vt.) who is sometimes referred to as the keeper of receipts, argues in the video that corporate Democrats like Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are blocking an agenda that is widely supported by the American public." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "A video out Friday featuring numerous polls showing the popularity of the programs included in the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that Democrats are trying to push through Congress -- and narrated by one of Sen. Bernie Sanders' top aides -- offered a scathing indictment of those within the party who continue to oppose the sweeping investments in childcare, Medicare expansion, housing, higher education, and climate." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
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48% : There is unease among Conservative MPs arriving in Manchester for the party's annual conference that Mr Johnson is now presiding over the highest-taxing administration since the Second World War, with the planned cut to Universal Credit and 1.25 per cent hike in National Insurance due to disproportionately impact on poorer households.40% : Mr Johnson denied he was taking the Conservatives away from the low-tax tradition of Margaret Thatcher, pointing out that she did not have to deal with the "fiscal meteorite" of a global pandemic which added £407bn to government spending.
39% : But the prime minister did not rule out tax rises altogether, telling BBC1's Andrew Marr Show only that "if I can possibly avoid it, I won't raise taxes again".
38% : "I'd rather see that than raising taxes to subsidise low pay."
34% : Boris Johnson has insisted he will not reverse his plans for a £20-a-week cut in welfare for the poorest families, saying he will not "raise taxes to subsidise low pay".
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.