Is The Sun left or right?
Right of centre. We place The Sun at +6 on a scale from −10 (left) to +10 (right).
What it actually covers
The share of The Sun’s politics stories touching each subject, divided by the share across every masthead we read. 2.0× means twice the attention the press as a whole gave it.
Measured across 360 stories over 30 days, 2026-08-29 to 2026-10-02.
Covered more than the press average
- Energy & net zero1.9×
18 stories · 5% of its output, against 3% across the press
- Europe & the ECHR1.8×
21 stories · 6% of its output, against 3% across the press
- Tax & the economy1.8×
81 stories · 23% of its output, against 13% across the press
- Andy Burnham1.4×
195 stories · 54% of its output, against 38% across the press
- Labour1.4×
195 stories · 54% of its output, against 38% across the press
- Kemi Badenoch1.4×
37 stories · 10% of its output, against 7% across the press
Covered less than the press average
- Crime & justice0.6×
13 stories · 4% of its output, against 6% across the press
What The Sun is running now
The SunBurnham’s Man City gaffe is rocket fuel for Farage as he takes every opportunity to hit the PM where it hurts
The Sun‘We could be having a General Election in May’ claims Kemi Badenoch as she rules out ANY pact with Reform
The SunBurnham’s Brexit error ‘gives Farage biggest boost of his career’ to ‘pave Reform’s way to Number 10’
The SunCrime and migrant boats are the BIG issues Burnham must tackle not rejoining EU, say let-down voters in PM’s seat
The SunAI to help White Van Man and small biz from losing billions of pounds from missed calls
The SunBritain in emergency talks over diesel stockpiles as cost of fuel hits record levels & Trump threatens to axe US supply
The SunGreen Party loons now place ‘mother & father’ on banned words list – and replace them with gender-neutral terms instead
The SunWhy Burnham’s support for rejoining EU is huge political gamble – & issue voters actually care about he should focus on
The SunAndy Burnham admits double-whammy of rising petrol and energy prices will hit Brits hard
The SunKids set to be told from primary school age how to get into work to avoid a life on benefits
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