Burnham kept the copy; he collected small gains while others supplied embarrassment.

Power

The day’s power map stayed familiar: Downing Street provided the named moments and Burnham was the figure editors wanted. That kept Labour as the reference point for stories, though that reference was more visible than transactionally useful.

Network

The media network leaned heavily on a small set of sources — notably the BBC and POLITICO — which concentrated attention on a handful of actors and institutional prompts rather than a broad field of challengers.

Attention

This edition is coverage-only. Labour’s attention score finished at 15, a marginal rise from yesterday, reflecting clustered linked pieces rather than a dispersal of interest across many parties.

Pressure

Party pressure landed unevenly: Reform collected the kind of attention that forces housekeeping, the Greens collected regulatory scrutiny, and banks and Treasury chatter supplied a technocratic pressure story that reporters like but voters shrug at.

Signal

• EHRC letter to the Green Party over the 'Zionism is racism' motion — can trigger formal scrutiny.
• ITV undercover footage of Reform UK councillors using racist and sexist language — forces disciplinary responses.
• Burnham’s requests for corrections and a 'manual trawl' of hospitality records — keeps scrutiny on Downing Street conduct.

Watch

• Senior bankers saying they expect to be 'on the menu' in the Budget — could presage heavier Treasury framing.
• Rosebank and Jackdaw decisions being teased in parliamentary questions — political risk if delayed or criticised.

Noise

• EU summit spat over car emissions — loud in Brussels reporting but peripheral to UK seat-of-power calculations.
• Day‑to‑day coverage of Zelensky’s visits — high in ceremonial importance, lower in immediate domestic conversion.