Why Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson is stepping down

The resignation comes after a series of clashes with Jeremy Corbyn

Tom Watson
Tom Watson arrives for a meeting of Labour’s National Executive Committee
(Image credit: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Image)

Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson is stepping down from his role and will not run as an MP in the forthcoming general election.

Watson’s exit comes after a string of clashes with the party leader on anti-Semitism and Brexit - and The Guardian says his resignation “re-opens the debate about the party’s direction under Jeremy Corbyn”.

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