Former US vice president and leading environmentalist ... him on the election campaign trail. Importantly, Prescott had his boss's backing. "John is John," Blair smiled and shrugged after the ...

John Prescott's wife has been reunited with the son she gave up for adoption 43 years ago. Paul Watton, 47, who is now a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Military Police, was born in 1956 when ...

One of the earliest tributes came from former US Vice President Al Gore. He said: “I’ve never worked with anyone in politics — on my side of the pond or his — quite like John Prescott.

John Prescott was always a friend and inspiration to me. He used to phone me up after Prime Minister questions to give his verdict, and join me on campaign trips as Labour ’s deputy leader.

The funeral of former deputy prime minister and Hull East MP John Prescott will take place on Thursday. The service will be held at Hull Minster at 12:00 GMT, and the family said it would be an ...