All work and no play is just not for Tom

Jan 20 2010 By Jon Walker

WHEN he first became an MP in 2001, Tom Watson (Lab West Bromwich East) enjoyed a brief moment of fame after he said he kept a PlayStation in his office.

The aim was to give him and his staff a way to relax during late-night sittings, when they might be stuck at Westminster until gone 10pm.

Nine years later, the Black Country MP has become a champion of the video game industry, which he claims can create jobs like any other.

Now he’s leading a seminar in the Commons to try to educate fellow MPs about the benefits of video games.