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Lib Dems aim to use Lee Anderson's views as weapon to win 'safe' Tory seats

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    -30% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -30% Somewhat Liberal

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Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. 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.

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : When asked by the Spectator if he supported the death penalty, Anderson responded: "Yes.
51% : The Liberal Democrats are to launch a digital advertising blitz in "blue wall" seats held by leading cabinet ministers to highlight the new Conservative party deputy chair Lee Anderson's enthusiastic backing for capital punishment.
42% :Sunak responded to the controversy over Anderson's latest remarks, made in an interview with the Spectator before his appointment, by insisting he did not support the death penalty himself and that it was not government policy.
39% :A recent YouGov survey found that 30% of people believe the death penalty should be reintroduced in all cases of murder, with the figure rising to 52% in cases of multiple murder.

*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.

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