I agree that Tom Watson has already started here is leadership bid. Is acceptance speech the other night was quite charming. He is ambitious, able and pragmatic.
Is already started to go on about how he has a leadership mandate as well because he was directly elected by the members. He has already marked out quite clear points of difference with his leader on foreign policy and the European Union.
I think I was the first to suggest that the Corbyn leadership was being backed by the unions as a front for Tom Watson to take over the Labour leadership:
Another is that Corbyn wins, Labour MPs immediately rebel (two months perhaps – but they would be better declaring the leadership election infiltrated and ripping off the plaster right away than waiting) and a second election is scheduled. Tom Watson will be elected Deputy Leader in the forthcoming election, and would therefore be Acting Leader at the time. I can see Tom running, and he would win any second contest easily. I know and like Tom and he is a pragmatist. Compared to Corbyn he will look like Margaret Thatcher. Compared to Andy Burnham or Yvette Cooper he will look like Jeremy Corbyn, however.Tom’s support in the Union movement is total.He would be an effective leader of the…
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