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Tom Watson has appeared on morning television today to flaunt his incredible weight loss.

The Labour MP for West Bromwich East has lost over 60lbs, he revealed.

Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary was on Good Morning Britain to reveal his secret.

He impressed presenter Piers Morgan with his new trim figure, as well as his "iron handshake."

Morgan cheekily added how Morgan's "power haircut" suggested Mr Watson was "leader in waiting".

The Mirror reports Mr Watson played down his new look, saying: “Do you know why I’ve lost weight? I’m doing dry January, thanks to your colleagues.“

Morgan claimed colleague Kate Garraway, who he said encouraged Mr Watson to do Dry January, had “fallen off the wagon last night.”

But Mr Watson said he was “definitely not” doing Veganuary.

“I’m having a steak and eggs January.”

But Watson says his weight loss is not just down to laying off the post-New Year booze.

He said: “No, I’ve been jogging in the park, cycling and going to the gym.”

Mr Watson yesterday backed the the competition watchdog after it provisionally found the proposed £11.7 billion takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox is not in the public interest as the combined group would have too much control over UK news media.

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said if Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox's plan to take full control of Sky went ahead, it was "likely to operate against the public interest".

While it found there was not a lack of a genuine commitment to meeting broadcasting standards in the UK, its concerns over the impact on media plurality meant that overall it believed the deal was not in the public interest.

The CMA has put forward three ways it believes its concerns could be addressed - blocking the deal, spinning off Sky News, or "behavioural" changes to protect Sky News from direct influence from the Murdoch Family Trust.

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But its findings come as Sky is set for a new owner, after Walt Disney agreed a £39 billion deal to buy Fox's entertainment assets.

Anne Lambert, chairwoman of the CMA's independent investigation group, said: "Media plurality goes to the heart of our democratic process. It is very important that no group or individual should have too much control of our news media or too much power to affect the political agenda.

"We have provisionally found that if the Fox/Sky merger went ahead as proposed, it would be against the public interest. It would result in the Murdoch family having too much control over news providers in the UK, and too much influence over public opinion and the political agenda."

Fox said it was "disappointed" at the provisional ruling.

The company said it will continue to engage with the CMA ahead of the publication of its final report, which has now been put back to May 1.

It added it still expects regulatory approval of the deal by June 30.

Sky said it "noted" the CMA's initial findings and that the regulator is seeking submissions on possible remedies regarding its plurality concerns.

Shares in FTSE 100-listed Sky rose 3% after the provisional ruling.

Labour's deputy leader and shadow culture secretary Tom Watson tweeted: "The Competition and Markets Authority is right to say that the Fox takeover of Sky would give the Murdoch family too much power. This is the right decision for the UK."