John Prescott, pugnacious deputy UK PM to Tony Blair, dies

John Prescott: The Labour firebrand who became Tony Blair’s vital sidekick
The charismatic deputy prime minister, who has died at the age of 86, was known best for punching a member of the electorate and acting as a vital bridge for Tony Blair to reach the unions
John Prescott, pugnacious deputy UK PM to Tony Blair, dies at 86
John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain's Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a battle with Alzheimer's, his family said on Thursday.
Remembering John Prescott: Tony Blair Honors His Former Deputy
Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has passed away at the age of 86 after battling Alzheimer's disease. Tony Blair, under whom Prescott served from 1997 to 2007, led the tributes, praising him as a "loyal and unique" figure in British politics.
Jack Straw: John Prescott had a wariness towards people like Tony Blair and me
From fun nights on a ‘ship of shame’ on the Thames, to the acts of kindness and loyalty behind the scenes, John Prescott’s former cabinet colleague, Jack Straw, remembers a man who didn’t give a hoot
John Prescott: the bridge who connected old and new Labour for UK's Tony Blair
John Prescott, Britain's longest-serving deputy prime minister who died on Wednesday, was indispensable to Tony Blair's New Labour government, a working-class trailblazer who connected with the public in ways most politicians cannot.
Tony Blair recalls famous incident in which John Prescott hit a protester
The then deputy prime minister struck a man who hit him on the head with an egg while on the campaign trail in Wales in 2001.
Tony Blair leads tributes to former UK deputy prime minister John Prescott after his death aged 86
FORMER UK 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 others,
'Devastated' Tony Blair leads tributes to John Prescott after former deputy PM dies aged 86
Lord Prescott died "peacefully" and surrounded by relatives at his care home on Wednesday, following a battle with Alzheimer's. He spent his life "trying to improve the lives of others, fighting for social justice and protecting the environment",
John Prescott dies at 86: Tony Blair, Sir Keir Starmer, David Cameron pay tribute
UK’s former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott passed away at the age of 86 after battling with Alzheimer’s.Prescott, who was known as the key figure in Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government from 1997
John Prescott, pugnacious deputy British PM to Tony Blair, dies at 86
John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain's Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a battle with
Blair leads tributes to Labour giant John Prescott
Tributes have been paid to Lord John Prescott, a major figure in Labour politics and the former deputy prime minister, following his death at the age of 86. Known for his blunt, no-nonsense style, Lord Prescott was Sir Tony Blair's loyal deputy for 10 years after Labour's 1997 general election landslide.
John Prescott death latest: Blair and Starmer pay tribute after former deputy prime minister dies aged 86
Lord Prescott, a former trade union activist and ex-merchant seaman who went on to be a key figure within Sir Tony Blair’s ...
UK's John Prescott, pugnacious deputy PM to Tony Blair, dies
John Prescott, deputy prime minister to Britain's Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a ...