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DEVELOPING · 25 OCT → 31 OCT 2026 · 7 EDITIONS · 31 OUTLETS

Burnham opens debate on EU free movement but promises public vote

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 15 31 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 25 Oct 18:14 UTC · Burnham calls for debate on restoring EU free movement 26 Oct 00:14 UTC · Burnham opens debate on restoring EU free movement 26 Oct 12:16 UTC · Burnham calls for public debate on restoring EU free movement 27 Oct 00:18 UTC · Burnham rules out return to EU free movement without referendum 27 Oct 12:20 UTC · Burnham opens debate on EU free movement but promises public vote

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 5 HEADLINES

  1. 25 Oct, 18:14 UTC

    Burnham calls for debate on restoring EU free movement

  2. 26 Oct, 00:14 UTC

    Burnham opens debate on restoring EU free movement

  3. 26 Oct, 12:16 UTC

    Burnham calls for public debate on restoring EU free movement

  4. 27 Oct, 00:18 UTC

    Burnham rules out return to EU free movement without referendum

  5. 27 Oct, 12:20 UTC

    Burnham opens debate on EU free movement but promises public vote

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Andy Burnham · 7 outlets
  • Nigel Farage · 4 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Nothing new took hold after the first third.