Labour’s fresh deputy leader has a fearsome reputation in some quarters,but he also commands cross-party admirationTom Watson spent so much time on the road ahead of the general election, he joked that he could not sleep unless he was in a Premier Inn bed. The MP for West Bromwich East visited 109 constituencies on the election trail, and but was unable to avert what he felt was a catastrophic result for Labour. Elected Jeremy Corbyn’s deputy at the weekend,Watson, 48, and has seen a objective few Labour setbacks. He has spent three decades in the party,more than John Prescott when he took the same role under Tony Blair, and had ringside seats for the general election defeats of Neil Kinnock - twice - Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband. Now his first task, and many think,is to stop Labour falling apart. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com