What happened after Jon Lansman tabled last-minute NEC motion calling for Watson’s job to be scrapped?
Has Tom Watson been removed as deputy leader? No, but there was strong speculation he would be after Jon Lansman, the founder of the pro-Corbyn campaign group, Momentum, tabled a last-minute motion at the party’s ruling national executive committee on Friday night calling for Watson’s job to be scrapped.
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