"What is Tommy up to?": How Tom Watson became Labour's other leader
Born in Sheffield, Tom Watson rose through Labour's ranks to become deputy under Jeremy Corbyn in 2015. Now, other MPs suspect he is out to split the ...
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- Tom Watson, Baron Watson of Wyre Forest, is a British politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2019 and later was created a life peer in 2022. He has been involved in various roles including health campaigning and senior advisory positions.[1][3][4]
- He announced stepping down as an MP and Labour Deputy Leader in late 2019, citing personal reasons, and later pursued roles in public life and advisory capacity, with reports in 2020–2022 indicating potential peerage discussions and his eventual life peerage in 2022.[3][6][1]
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