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Tom Phillips

Editor (former)

Tom led our fact checking team and was responsible for ensuring that our fact checks were as accurate and fair as possible. Tom was previously the Editorial Director of Buzzfeed UK and his experience includes Buzzfeed, Trinity Mirror’s UsVsTh3m, MSN and Metro UK.

21 September 2018

Europe

Has public opinion swung in favour of a second EU referendum?

By Tom Phillips • 5 mins

There is some evidence that public opinion has swung towards a referendum on the final Brexit deal, but the evidence is not consistent. Read

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6 September 2018

Europe

Is the Chequers deal on Brexit more unpopular than the Poll Tax?

By Tom Phillips • 4 mins

Opinion polling suggests that the Chequers deal has marginally less support than the Poll Tax did at its least popular – but less outright opposition. Read

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13 July 2018

Europe

Did a majority of Conservative and Labour constituencies vote to leave in the EU referendum?

By Tom Phillips • 3 mins

Official counts for how each parliamentary constituency voted in the EU referendum don’t exist, but the best estimates suggest that a majority of both Conservative and Labour constituencies did vote t Read

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11 July 2018

Economy, Business & Finance

The government hasn’t u-turned on energy price caps

By Tom Phillips • 4 mins

The government did introduce legislation to allow for temporary energy tariff caps, as promised in the 2017 Conservative manifesto. Read

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15 June 2018

Economy, Business & Finance

China didn’t build a new railway station in nine hours

By Tom Phillips • 2 mins

A viral video shows a new section of track being laid on China’s railways, not a whole new station. Read

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