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Tom Edgington

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A senior reporter at the BBC, specialising in political fact-checking and public policy.

As part of BBC Verify, the corporation’s open-source journalism unit, Tom investigates the claims of senior politicians and public figures across TV, radio, and digital platforms.

During his time at the University of Oxford, Tom was a 2024-25 Reuters Institute Journalism Fellow, where he examined how fact-check journalism influences political behaviour.

Through interviews with senior politicians and stra…

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Has Starmer left a £5bn defence funding hole for Burnham?

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By Ben Chu Verified, Tom Edgington Verified
| Yahoo Finance Verified
The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) increases military spending by £15bn over the next four years and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has described this as "a historic shift", although critics say that this new money is still insufficient to keep the country safe. Attention has turned now to how the extra spending in the DIP will be funded, with the Treasury revealing that the savings identified from other departments do not cover the full planned rise for defence.
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Will Starmer's plan for defence help UK hit Nato's spending target?

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By Ben Chu Verified, Anthony Reuben, Tom Edgington Verified
| Yahoo Singapore Verified
Ben Chu - Policy and analysis correspondent; Anthony Reuben; Tom Edgington - BBC Verify Tue, 30 June 2026 at 8:21 pm UTC 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government has published the much-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP) and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the additional spending represents a "huge historic shift for our nation".
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How much more is being spent on defence and will the UK hit Nato's targets?

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By Ben Chu Verified, Anthony Reuben, Tom Edgington Verified
| Yahoo Verified
The government has published the much-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP) and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the additional spending represents a "huge historic shift for our nation". BBC Verify has been looking at how much extra the government is committing to spend on defence in the coming years - and whether it puts the UK on track to hit its promised commitments. How much does the UK currently spend on defence?
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