Gary Gibbon
Tom Watson resigns: what next for Ed M?
Tom Watson leaves the shadow cabinet, depriving Labour of a central figure in their 2015 election campaign – so where will that leave Ed Miliband’s leadership?
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Britain on the Couch: Tom Watson on Labour’s Brexit and the ‘VIP paedophile’ scandal
Tonight our purple Channel 4 News couch is in Bewdley in the West Midlands where the psychoanalytic psychotherapist Susanna Abse has been talking to the deputy leader of the Labour Party, Tom Watson.
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Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson on Gavin Williamson: ‘There should be criminal investigation’
Tom Watson, Labour’s deputy leader and a former defence minister, discusses Gavin Williamson’s sacking.
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How voters in Tom Watson’s constituency view Labour’s Brexit policy
Some Labour MPs have expressed anger about the party’s change in stance over a second referendum, particularly those representing Leave constituencies.
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Tom Watson apologises for Brittan comments
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson apologises to Lord Brittan’s widow for repeating a claim that the former Conservative home secretary was “close to evil”.
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Tom Watson DPP correspondence letters with Alison Saunders
Letters sent to the director of public prosecutions by Labour deputy leader Tom Watson MP calling for an immediate review of the case against Leon Brittan been seen by Channel 4 News.
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Gary Gibbon
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Tom Watson quits shadow cabinet over selection row
The Labour MP Tom Watson resigns from his role as general election co-ordinator – saying it would be better for the “future unity” of the Labour party.
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Gary Gibbon
First Jacqui Smith, now Tom Watson is stepping down
Oops. There goes another one. Tom Watson, the Cabinet Office minister and one of the prime minister’s most trusted advisers, has told Gordon Brown that he wants to stand down from the government. He will stay on as an MP. Tom Watson is known as a blogger, former whip, a man who knows the Labour…
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Corbyn and Watson clash over referendum
Splits at the top of the Labour Party burst into the open today as deputy leader Tom Watson openly defied Jeremy Corbyn by saying that there should be another referendum before a general election. The Labour leader wants to have a general election first, but Mr Watson said a new referendum was the only way…
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Six things to know before the Ashes starts tomorrow
Tomorrow cricket’s oldest and most intense rivalry, between England and Australia, resumes in a battle that began back in 1882. Here are six things you should know before it starts.
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Michael Crick
Crick on Watson’s DNA
Tom Watson’s resignation from Labour’s shadow cabinet is a huge shock for the party – but what’s he planning to do next?
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Two former Labour MPs urge voters to back Boris Johnson
The party’s Deputy Leader Tom Watson resigned last night. And this morning, Ian Austin was one of two former Labour MPs to declare Jeremy Corbyn unfit to lead the country – urging voters to back Boris Johnson instead.
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Labour split over anti-Semitism controversy after Panorama report
The divisions in the Labour Party over how to handle allegations of anti-Semitism took centre stage again today after the deputy leader Tom Watson described the Party’s reaction to a BBC Panorama documentary as “deplorable”.
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Pressure mounts on Corbyn over decision to re-admit MP after anti-Semitism claims
At least 90 Labour MPs and peers, including the party’s deputy leader Tom Watson, have urged Jeremy Corbyn to withdraw the whip from Chris Williamson.
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Gary Gibbon
Labour: Corbyn’s moderate tone surprises delegates
Yesterday, Tom Watson said the Labour Party should be about reforming not replacing capitalism. Today, in a speech much of which could’ve been delivered by Ed Miliband, Jeremy Corbyn sounded a moderate tone.
