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More than 100 UK millionaires ask new PM Andy Burnham to tax them more

The 'Patriotic Millionaires' say 'wealth and power have been concentrated in a small group for too long'.

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Calling themselves ‘Patriotic Millionaires’, they say ‘wealth and power have been concentrated in a small group for too long’.

A group of 120 millionaires in the United Kingdom have asked the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to increase taxes on the ultra-wealthy, saying they are willing to pay more so that the country can reinvest back into its people.

In a “Proud to Pay” letter released on Thursday, the millionaires, including sports broadcaster Gary Lineker and actress Julia Davies, told Burnham: “As millionaires we have a clear message for you, our new Prime Minister: tax us.

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Origin wording grade

Grade A reflects 4/100 framing risk from editorial voice; each finding below is tied to stored wording.

A 4/100 risk

Confidence: 80%
Format: straight news
Findings: 1
Method: origin-framing-v2

Outlet context is separate. unknown (0, 60% confidence). This profile does not change the article grade.

Evidence behind the grade

Editorial voicebody

+4 · 68% confidence

Asked about the letter, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Emma Reynolds on Thursday said she welcomed the initiative, but gave no indication whether the government would consider a policy change. “Well, look, it is day four of this new government, and obviously any major tax changes would be announced at a budget,” Reynolds told Sky News. “I welcome the fact that people of good means are saying that they want to pay more.

The sentence states an evaluation in the narrator's voice instead of attributing it to a named source. The cue appears in attributed or quoted language, so its score is reduced.

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Attributed framing cues Attributed or quoted cues remain visible, but their score contribution is reduced to avoid assigning a speaker's wording to the reporter.

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