John Prescott, PM

The UK is not obliged to have a deputy PM - but Prescott's legacy shows it's a job worth having
While the UK is not obliged to have deputy prime ministers, some of the most influential politicians of modern times have had the job, including Clement Attlee, Nick Clegg, and now potentially Angela Rayner.
Key facts about John Prescott, Britain's former deputy PM, dead at 86
Here are key facts about John Prescott, Britain's combative former deputy prime minister, who has died after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, his family said on Thursday:
John Prescott: was he Labour's last link to the working class?
That's just one of the reasons Prescott is often compared to the current deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, noted The Guardian. They were both brought up working class, became Labour MPs after working in the trade union movement, and were "frequently patronised or demonised by Tories and the media, partly on the grounds of class snobbery".
UK Former Deputy PM John Prescott Dies Aged 86
Britain's former deputy prime minister John Prescott, who served under Tony Blair and with him helped transform the country's Labour party, has died aged 86, his family said on Thursday.
Watch: John Prescott downs a pint in five seconds
Labour stalwart and former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died at the age of 86. On the campaign trail for the party leadership in 1994, he lived up to his man of the people reputation by downing a pint in five seconds while visiting a working men's club.
Tributes from Southampton as John Prescott dies
People in Southampton have paid tribute as John Prescott, who served as deputy prime minister to Tony Blair from 1997 to 2007, has died at the age of 86. It was announced on Thursday morning that the former MP had passed away following a battle with Alzheimer’s.
Ex-UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is hailed as a working-class hero after his death at 86
British politician John Prescott, a pugnacious and personable former merchant seaman who rose to the post of deputy prime ...
How John Prescott blazed a trail for Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner sought inspiration from John Prescott's rise to the near top of the Labour Party and the country.
John Prescott was 'man of the people'
The BBC's political editor for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, Tim Iredale, described Prescott as a "man of the people". Karl ...
John Prescott, Ex-Deputy Prime Minister of Britain, Dies at 86
He was a cruise ship waiter before rising in the trade union movement and becoming one of the country’s best-known Labour ...
John Prescott: the bridge who connected old and new Labour for UK's Tony Blair
John Prescott, Britain's longest-serving deputy prime minister who died on Wednesday, was indispensable to Tony Blair's New ...
John Prescott death: Former deputy prime minister dies aged 86
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died at the age of 86 after battling Alzheimer’s, his family announced. The ...
Watch: John Prescott makes cameo appearance in Gavin and Stacey as Nessa’s ex-lover
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott made a cameo appearance in the BBC hit comedy series Gavin and Stacey as character ...
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Former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, dies
LONDON (AP) — British politician John Prescott, a former merchant seaman who rose to the post of deputy prime minister, ...
John Prescott: Political bruiser who played vital role in Labour comeback
John Prescott was an old-style political bruiser who played a vital role in the New Labour project. He scorned what he called ...