John Leslie Prescott (born 31 May 1938) is a British Labour Party politician, former Deputy Prime Minister, First Secretary of State and current Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hull East. He was elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party after coming second in the Labour leadership election in 1994, and was appointed Deputy Prime Minister after Labour's victory in the 1997 General Election. A former ship's steward and trade union activist, … Wikipedia
The news that John Prescott will remain as deputy prime minister but will be stripped of many responsibilities follows a tough few days for the Yorkshireman. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4945902.stm
John Prescott is back on the front pages after appearing to give journalists a V-sign as he arrived at Downing Street. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2968074.stm
... People > MPs > Labour > John PrescottJohn Prescott Member of Parliament for Hull East Party : Labour John Prescott says: "I'm a bit of a loose cannon, and that makes professional organisers distinctly... politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-4254,00.html
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Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is sitting up in bed and "joking" with hospital staff, his son has said. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6726331.stm
