Tom Watson: Former deputy Labour leader rejected for peerage
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tom Watson, the former deputy Labour leader, is one of three people nominated by Jeremy Corbyn to have had their peerages blocked by the independent watchdog, The Independent has learnt. Mr Corbyn made the nominations before he stepped down as Labour leader, but it is understood that the party has been informed by the House of Lords Appointments Commission, which vets candidates for propriety, that they were “not agreed”. It is understood that Mr Bercow’s nomination was rejected because the commission felt Mr Corbyn was not entitled to nominate him because the former Conservative MP is “not Labour”. She told The Independent: “I speak to Jeremy every other day.” However, The Sunday Times reported that Mr Corbyn had been informed about the commission’s decisions and was offered the chance to make substitute nominations.
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