Tom Watson (1967- )

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Born in Sheffield, Watson was raised in Kidderminster where he was educated at King Charles I School.

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He was member of Parliament for West Bromwich from 2001 to 2019 and  was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2019

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On 12 September 2015, Watson was elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, alongside new leader Jeremy Corbyn, gaining 198,962 votes or 50.7%, including second preference votes from those who voted for other candidates. In March 2020, he was appointed chair of UK Music and later that year was made a senior adviser on problem gambling to Flutter Entertainment.

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James O ‘Brien (1972-)

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O Brien is a British radio presenter, podcaster, author, and former tabloid journalist and television presenter.

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He was adopted a baby by Jim O'Brien, a journalist for The Daily Telegraph, and his wife and raised in Kidderminster. He was educated at Ampleforth College and the London School of Economics

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Since 2004 he has been one of the presenters on talk station LBC, presenting on weekdays between 10 am and 1 pm, hosting a phone-in discussion of current affairs, views and real-life experiences. He hosted a weekly interview series with JOE titled Unfiltered with James O'Brien. He has occasionally presented Newsnight for the BBC in the past.