The UK is not obliged to have a deputy PM - but John Prescott's legacy shows it's a job worth having
While the UK is not obliged to have deputy prime ministers, some of the most influential politicians of modern times have had the job, including Clement Attlee, Nick Clegg, and now potentially Angela Rayner.
Ex-UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is hailed as a working-class hero after his death at 86
LONDON — British politician John Prescott, a former merchant seaman who rose to the post of deputy prime minister, has died at age 86. Prescott’s family announced his death on Thursday. They said the politician, who had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, died peacefully in a care home on Wednesday with his loved ones around him.
Dubbed an old-school political 'bruiser', he famously punched a member of the public during an election campaign in 2001, ...
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s, with Sir Tony Blair leading ...
Former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who served under Tony Blair and helped transform the country’s Labour ...
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