Harriet Harman pays tribute to her former cabinet colleague John Prescott, following his death at the age of 86. Hear more from this conversation on tomorrow's #ElectoralDysfunction #UKPolitics #Podcast #PoliticsNews

2024年11月21日 · Tributes have flooded in after the family of John Prescott announced his death, aged 86, from complications arising from Alzheimer's disease. The former trade unionist and MP for Kingston upon...

John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott (31 May 1938 – 20 November 2024) was a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and as First Secretary of State from 2001 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull East for 40 years, from 1970 to 2010.

2024年11月21日 · King Charles and Sir Tony Blair led tributes to former deputy prime minister John Prescott, who has died at the age of 86 after battling Alzheimer’s. The King hailed the Labour veteran’s...

John Prescott, the previous deputy leader, announced on 10 May 2007 that he was standing down from that position and that he would be leaving as deputy prime minister about the same time that Tony Blair tendered his resignation as prime minister. [1] Harriet Harman was elected deputy leader on 24 June 2007 with 50.43% of the final redistributed ...

2024年11月21日 · John Prescott has been hailed as a Labour titan and hero of working people as tributes flooded in after his death at age 86. The former Deputy Prime Minister and Labour MP for four decades died...

2 天之前 · LabourList is republishing this piece, first published in November, to mark the funeral of John Prescott on January 30. The story of John Prescott is the story of the Labour movement of the last half century. He went from a deeply-felt shame of failing the iniquitous 11-plus grammar school entrance exam to the joy and pride of becoming Deputy ...

In June 2007, Prescott resigned as Deputy Prime Minister, coinciding with Tony Blair’s resignation as Prime Minister. He was replaced by Harriet Harman as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. After his resignation, Prescott became the main UK representative in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, campaigning against slave labor.

2024年11月21日 · On 27 June 2007 he resigned as Deputy Prime Minister, coinciding with Blair's resignation as Prime Minister. Following an election within the Labour Party, he was replaced as Deputy Leader by Harriet Harman. Prescott retired as an MP at the 2010 election.

1 天前 · Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has described his former deputy John Prescott's achievements as "extraordinary". Blair, who was among ministers past and present at Hull Minster on Thursday for ...