Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s, his family has announced. His family said he had ‘spent his life trying to improve the lives of ...

Writing for The Mirror, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says she has taken inspiration from the late John Prescott as she ...

He was known as 'Two Jags' during his time as deputy prime minister - so it was only fitting that two black Jaguar cars were at the front of John Prescott's funeral cortege. Senior figures from ...

John Prescott has been revealed to be suffering from diabetes and has been ordered by his doctors to lose two stones. The Deputy Prime Minister, who loves rich food, had hospital tests after ...

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 ...

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The funeral of former deputy prime minister John Prescott will take place in Hull on Thursday. More than 300 family, friends and colleagues have been invited to the service at Hull Minster ...

The applause of the crowd outside, and mix of sombre silence and small laughter as the guests departed Hull Minster summarise John Prescott's legacy well. We heard him eulogised as a man of great ...

Whether a former deputy Prime Minister infamous for throwing a punch, to a Scottish independence campaigner and former First Minister, 2024 saw the deaths of several political heavyweights.

“I remember Lord Prescott when he was a steward on the ferries. He was just there for the people of Hull.” Hull actress Gemma Oaten says John Prescott played a crucial role in helping her as ...

John Prescott is former deputy prime minister of the UK. Prezza for Stella may sound like I’m after a lager, but I think Creasy could refresh parts of the party other candidates cannot reach. John ...