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 ...

John Prescott has died at the age of 86 ... bruiser and battering ram - the pugnacious bridge between New and old Labour who could down a pint in five seconds and was always up for a fight ...

John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister ... and I’m very sad that he’s passed.” Dubbed an old-school political “bruiser” and a proud trade unionist, he famously punched ...

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 ...

the old JP was always there. Love to Pauline, Jonathan and David and nothing but fond memories of a total one off who will be missed by so many.” Lord John Prescott’s family have said that ...

John Prescott has ceased to be a member of the House of Lords as the ex-deputy PM's parliamentary career - spanning more than half a century - came to an end. The 86-year-old was first elected to ...

I am now Zero Jags.' Former deputy prime minister John Prescott once appeared in BBC hit series Gavin and Stacey in a hilarious skit as Nessa's old flame. The politician made an appearance in ...

It has often been said that Tony Blair used John Prescott – with his working-class ... of the party’s sentimental attachment to the old wording, but he agreed with Blair that the party ...

John Prescott was a nice man and an underestimated ... It was very much like the old Eric Morecambe line to Andre Previn about his terrible piano playing: “I’m playing all the right notes ...

LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - John Prescott, Britain's longest-serving ... an act that cemented his image as a bare-knuckle politician of the old school. "Of course, it would have all been better ...