The Morning Poll: Would you support Britain rejoining the EU?

The Daily Mail runs a reader poll on rejoining the EU, set against Andy Burnham's trip to Dublin and David Cameron's warning against reopening the membership debate. In its own voice the Mail calls Cameron's remarks an "extraordinary warning" and has him urging Burnham not to "drag" Britain back, wording that other reports do not attribute to him. The poll question itself is put plainly.

1. Uses a loaded word

   Minor

   “extraordinary warning”

   Why this matters

   The Mail calls Cameron's remarks an "extraordinary warning" in its own voice.

   The impression it gives

   A reader takes it that Cameron issued a dramatic, unusual rebuke of Burnham.

   The context

   Other reports describe a former prime minister advising against a long debate on rejoining and urging a focus on being a strong partner. That is a measured caution, not an alarm.

   How we know

   • The Independent reported“urging a focus instead on being a strong partner”David Cameron explains why Andy Burnham should forget about rejoining EU (opens in a new tab)

   “drag Britain back”

   Why this matters

   The Mail paraphrases Cameron with the verb "drag", which is not in quotation marks and is not his reported wording.

   The impression it gives

   A reader believes Cameron spoke of Britain being forced back into the EU question against its will.

   The context

   Cameron's reported words were that a debate on rejoining would be "very long and painful" and "decade-long". The coercive verb comes from the Mail.

   How we know

   • LBC reported“starting a conversation about rejoining the bloc would be”David Cameron warns Andy Burnham not to trigger ‘decade-long debate’ about rejoining EU (opens in a new tab)