Tom Watson
The sorry saga of Ken Livingstone isn’t over yet
The sorry saga of what Labour decides to do about Ken Livingstone isn’t over yet. In the last few moments, Jeremy…
What hard-left plot? Corbyn and Watson go on ‘away day’
This morning, Tom Watson kicked off the day with an appearance on Sky News, where he complained that the hard left are behind…
Watch: Tom Watson’s ‘dab’ dance at PMQs
Tom Watson and Jeremy Corbyn haven’t always been the best of pals but Mr S is pleased to see that…
Tom Watson tells Marr that Labour will ‘make this country great again’
With the latest polling on voting intentions from ICM putting Labour on 27 and the Conservatives storming ahead on 42…
Corbyn and Watson’s relationship woes
In the past week, a report predicted Labour will win less than 20pc of the vote in the 2020 election, Britain’s…
Tom Watson makes a play for the JAMs at Christmas drinks
In the old days, Tom Watson used to attend Jeremy Corbyn’s Christmas drinks for hacks — and even offer a…
Diane Abbott and Tom Watson’s turf war at PMQs
It’s a big day in the Commons with the Autumn Statement. Perhaps that’s why seat tensions ran so high at…
Labour struggles to work out its position on triggering Article 50
What is Labour’s position on triggering Article 50? Four days on from the High Court’s ruling that Parliament must vote…
What the papers say: Labour’s ‘thunderous hypocrisy’ on press regulation
Press regulation – something of a political hot potato – is top of the agenda once again after Culture Secretary Karen Bradley…
Labour moderates find a glimmer of conference hope
Labour’s conference has just waved through a raft of reforms which look set to tip the balance of power on…
Full speech: Tom Watson at Labour party conference
Hello, Conference. Thank you for being here in this great city, at this historic gathering of the greatest movement for…
Watch: Tom Watson defends New Labour’s record in barnstorming speech
Down-hearted moderates at this year’s Labour conference have received a much-needed boost this afternoon from the party’s Deputy Leader. Tom…
Labour conference, day three: The Spectator guide
Tom Watson, Labour’s deputy leader, and Sadiq Khan, the Labour politician with the largest mandate to his name, both take…
Tom Watson’s Shadow Cabinet plans put on hold at NEC meeting
On Tuesday, Labour’s National Executive Committee met for eight and a half hours as Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson tried to…
Labour’s internal battle is only just beginning
Not even Owen Smith is pretending that he’ll defeat Jeremy Corbyn when the leadership election results are announced this weekend. Tom…
Watch: Cameron makes Corbyn squirm with email predicting Labour’s disunity
Today’s PMQs have proved to be a lively affair as David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn traded jibes at the despatch…
Tom Watson tries to calm tensions ahead of crunch NEC meeting
With Angela Eagle clear that she will run to be the next Labour leader and Jeremy Corbyn willing to contest any…
What Labour coup? Tom Watson parties the night away at Glastonbury
As Jeremy Corbyn tries to hold off the threat of a coup from members of his shadow cabinet, it’s probably for the…
Tom Watson dumps all over David Cameron’s EU renegotiation deal
Tom Watson’s comments today that a future government would have to try to reform freedom of movement rules in the…
Watch: Tom Watson jokes about Labour’s misery
Although the Tories currently find their party divided over Europe, they can at least take heart that the opposition face greater…
Corbyn sacked Michael Dugher while ally Tom Watson was out of the country
Michael Dugher was sacked while his key ally and Labour deputy leader Tom Watson was out of the country, Coffee…
Tom Watson asks Cameron to delay Syria vote
The biggest problem with Labour’s furious and seemingly endless infighting is that it is preventing the party from doing its…
I’ve come up with the perfect way to deal with TV Licensing officers
Faithful readers of this column will know that I do not have a television licence for my flat in London, because…
Tom Watson gets a tickling from the Home Affairs Committee
Tom Watson, the man who hated Brittan, appeared before the Home Affairs committee this afternoon. In earlier evidence it became…
The hardest word: Tom Watson still won’t apologise for smearing Leon Brittan
Tom Watson, Labour’s embattled deputy leader, delivered a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon on accusations about the former home…
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