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Labour’s unlikely strategy for beating Reform

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69% Informative
Labour campaign is searching for a winning strategy at the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.
Campaigners were encouraged to ask what voters on the doorsteps thought of Nigel Farage .
Reform is polling in the lead right now, but Nigel Farage trails as a prime minister in waiting.
VR Score
67
Informative language
60
Neutral language
59
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
28
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
detected
Time-value
short-lived
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