Angela Rayner has paid tribute to former deputy prime minister John Prescott following his death aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer's. The deputy prime minister described Mr Prescott as "an incredible figure in politics" and revealed he would often ring her after PMQs to offer words of encouragement.
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Brandishing a pork pie on a silver tray, John Prescott stood on the stage during his 1995 Labour conference speech and bellowed: "Lies, lies! Porky pies!" Sky News
Gordon Brown has paid tribute to former deputy prime minister John Prescott following his death aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer's. The former prime minister credited Mr Prescott with transforming "our view of climate change" and being the "pioneer of levelling up."
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Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer's, his family has announced. Lord Prescott was a key figure of Sir Tony Blair's New Labour project, seen by many as custodian of the party's traditional values in the face of a modernising leadership.
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