John Prescott has been revealed to be suffering from diabetes and has been ordered by his doctors to lose two stones. The Deputy Prime Minister, who loves rich food, had hospital tests after ...

Tributes have been paid to former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott following his death, aged 86. The Labour veteran was first elected as MP for Hull East in 1970 and went on to hold the seat ...

By Stephen Castle Reporting from London John Prescott, who rose through Britain’s trade union movement to become one of the country’s best-known politicians, serving as deputy prime minister ...

The funeral of John Prescott, former Labour deputy prime minister, has taken place at Hull Minster Former Prime Minister Tony Blair gave a eulogy to his "personal friend" and "good man" Prescott ...

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer's. He had been living in a care home following a stroke in 2019 and passed away "peacefully ...

A highlight of the lacklustre 2001 general election campaign was the “Prescott punch”. John Prescott, Labour’s deputy prime minister, was incensed by a protester who hit him with an egg.

Former home secretary David Blunkett, who served in Sir Tony Blair’s cabinet alongside John Prescott, described him as 'tenacious, sometimes furious and always committed'. In a statement on X ...

UK's John Prescott: the Bridge Who Held Old and New Labour Together for Tony Blair By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - John Prescott, Britain's longest-serving deputy prime minister who died on ...

KEIR Starmer and Tony Blair have led tributes to the "true giant" John Prescott after the former Deputy Prime Minister died aged 86. Prescott passed away peacefully in a care home yesterday after ...

I got to know John Prescott well when he came to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s. He knew the Labour Party and unions inside out. He was also uproariously good company and could be unpredictable ...

John Prescott was an old-style political bruiser who played a vital role in the New Labour project. He scorned what he called "the beautiful people" - the men in smart suits with red roses and ...