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In the 2015 general election, Watson was re-elected with a majority of 9,470. <ref> [http://www.express.co.uk/politics/politicians/labour/tom-watson/310 Tom Watson] ''Express'', accessed 19 May 2015 </ref> | In the 2015 general election, Watson was re-elected with a majority of 9,470. <ref> [http://www.express.co.uk/politics/politicians/labour/tom-watson/310 Tom Watson] ''Express'', accessed 19 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:48, 16 September 2015
Tom Watson is the MP for West Bromwich East and the former Deputy Chair of the Labour Party.[1]
Watson resigned from the Shadow Cabinet on 4 July 2013 amid recrimination within the Labour party over a suspended selection in the Falkirk constituency.[2]
In the 2015 general election, Watson was re-elected with a majority of 9,470. [3]
On the 12th of September 2015 Watson overcame other promising candidates like Stella Creasey and Angela Eagle to claim the Deputy leadership of the party, breaching the 50% threshold in the 3rd round of voting.
Notes
- ↑ Mr Tom Watson, www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.
- ↑ Crick on Watson’s DNA, Channel 4 News, 4 July 2013.
- ↑ Tom Watson Express, accessed 19 May 2015
