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 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 ...

John Prescott was a great politician who changed ... you the one about…”, Thursday 21 November). He reconciled the old and the new, and managed a ministerial portfolio that would have defeated ...

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 ...

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, who has died aged 86 ... Prescott's lifestyle was arguably incongruous with his 'old Labour' values, with the MP dubbed 'two Jags' for adding a ministerial Jaguar to his personal ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...