Thomas Anthony Watson (born 8 January 1967) is a British Labour Party politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2019. Watson served as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East from 2001 to 2019, and as Minister for Digital Engagement and Civil Service Issues at the Cabinet Office from 2008 to 2009.
In October 2011, Ed Miliband appointed Watson as the Deputy Chair of the National Executive Committee and the Labour Party's Campaign Co-ordinator for the 2015 general election. He resigned from both roles in July 2013 following a controversy over the selection of a new parliamentary candidate for Falkirk to replace Eric Joyce.
On 12 September 2015, Watson was elected as his party's Deputy Leader, alongside Jeremy Corbyn, the new Leader of the Labour Party, gaining 198,962 votes or 50.7%, including second preference votes from those who voted for other candidates. Since October 2016, he has also served as Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.