Claim: Nadhim Zahawi confused actors Leslie Phillips and Lesley Joseph in a tribute tweet following the former's recent death.
Fact-check: Nadhim Zahawi didn't mistakenly pay tribute to a living Birds of a Feather actress - Full Fact
Verdict: this tweet appears to have been fabricated by a satirical facebook page and is now being shared out of context. we can find no evidence mr zahawi ever tweeted this, and it appears to be a joke in reference to a genuine blunder by the minister.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2022-11-09T00:00:00