Tom Watson (Labour politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tom Watson (Labour politician)

British politician

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1967

Place of Birth: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician, blogger

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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About Tom Watson (Labour politician)

  • Thomas Anthony Watson (born 8 January 1967) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2019.
  • Watson served as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East from 2001 to 2019, and as Minister for Digital Engagement and Civil Service Issues at the Cabinet Office from 2008 to 2009.In October 2011, Ed Miliband appointed Watson as the Deputy Chair of the National Executive Committee and the Labour Party's Campaign Co-ordinator for the 2015 general election.
  • He resigned from both roles in July 2013 following a controversy over the selection of a new parliamentary candidate for Falkirk to replace Eric Joyce.On 12 September 2015, Watson was elected as his party's Deputy Leader, alongside Jeremy Corbyn, the new Leader of the Labour Party, gaining 198,962 votes or 50.7%, including second preference votes from those who voted for other candidates.
  • Since October 2016, he has also served as Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Following the conviction of Carl Beech in July 2019 for making false allegations of paedophilia, Watson was criticised by high profile victims and their relatives for his role in the affair.On 6 November 2019, Watson announced that he would be standing down both as an MP and as Deputy Leader, and leave office on 12 December 2019, stating that his reasons for standing down were 'personal, not political.'

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