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Evening Standard
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Jacob Phillips

'Kindest plumber' has award rescinded after claims he faked stories of helping people to raise money

A businessman once dubbed as “Britain’s kindest plumber” has had his British Citizen Award rescinded after claims he faked stories of helping people to raise money.

James Anderson and his social enterprise ‘Depher’ have posted hundreds of stories on social media since 2019 of elderly, vulnerable, and struggling people they claim to have helped.

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