The Telegraph - UK

The Daily Telegraph has an initial bias rating of lean right. Our AllSides Bias Rating™ is based predominantly off of independent research. Britannica refers to the newspaper as one that takes a conservative, middle-class approach to comprehensive news coverage, while The Guardian asserts itself as a left-leaning newspaper alongside the right-leaning Telegraph. The newspaper’s traditional right-wing stances and influence over conservative activists have resulted in the newspaper being referred to by some as the Torygraph. Even when conservative support was slumping in the opinion polls as Labour ascended during the 1990s, the newspaper remained loyal to the right-wing. Additional research is needed to determine whether The Daily Telegraph should remain listed as lean right, or if it should be switched to a far right bias.

More on The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph is a popular newspaper published in London and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. Founded in 1855 by Arthur B. Sleigh, the newspaper is commonly referred to as one of Britain’s “big three” quality newspapers alongside The Times and The Guardian. The Telegraph has a sister paper, The Sunday Telegraph, which is run by a separate editorial staff, thought there is cross-usage of stories. 

Sources:

Britannica: The Daily Telegraph

Wikipedia: The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph

The Telegraph UK Bias Moves from Lean Right to Center Following June 2026 Editorial Review

AllSides moved The Telegraph’s overall bias rating from Lean Right to Center following an Editorial Review in June 2026, in which an expert panel rated the outlet’s content as Center (-0.15) on average.

After weighing this Editorial Review data with data from the March 2026 Blind Bias Survey of The Telegraph, the outlet’s new, overall bias rating is Center (-0.29).

For the Editorial Review, team members evaluated 15 headlines and 7 full articles, assigning bias ratings to each piece. When results were aggregated and weighted, the content overall exhibited a Center bias.

There were two reviewers with a bias on the left, two in the center, and two on the right. Reviewers – who were all American – were somewhat split on the rating:

• Two reviewers, one on the right and in the center, perceived the outlet to be Lean Left overall.
• One reviewer on the left perceived The Telegraph to be Lean Right overall. 
• The final three panelists – representing one reviewer each on the left, center, and right – perceived it to be Center.

The types of bias noted most by reviewers included bias by word choice, story choice, and omission of viewpoint.

Examples of articles cited as more biased by reviewers included:

• Trump drops plan for $1.8bn ‘Jan 6 slush fund’ after Republican backlash
  • Rated Center (-0.50) on average, all reviewers noted sensationalism and word choice bias in describing the “slush fund” as receiving a “firestorm of criticism.”
• Henry Nowak killer’s family members charged with weapons offences
  •  Story choice was noted as more of interest to the right.
  • Two reviewers also noted bias by omission of viewpoint in the article for not covering perspectives from the defendant. 
  • The average rating for the article was Center (0.50).

This review was conducted using an Editorial Review Survey, a structured review process conducted by AllSides’ multipartisan editorial team. Learn more about AllSides’ Editorial Review Survey method here.

The Telegraph Rated Center in March 2026 Blind Bias Survey

The Telegraph was rated Center (-0.43) on average in a March 2026 Blind Bias Survey. The survey had 381 respondents from across the political spectrum. Because the findings diverged from AllSides' existing rating of The Telegraph, further review was planned.

Respondents who self-identified as Left, Lean Left, Center, and Lean Right rated The Telegraph Center on average; respondents who rated their bias Right rated it Lean Left. Democrats, Independents, and Republicans all rated it Center on average.