EX-UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is hailed as a working-class hero after his death at 86
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LONDON (AP) — British politician John Prescott, a pugnacious and personable former merchant seaman who rose to the post of deputy prime minister in Tony Blair’s Labour government, has died at age 86. Prescott’s family announced his death on Thursday.
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LONDON (AP) — British politician John Prescott, a pugnacious and personable former merchant seaman who rose to the post of deputy prime minister in Tony Blair’s Labour government, has died at age 86. Prescott’s family announced his death on Thursday.
British politician John Prescott, who served as Deputy Prime Minister under Tony Blair and spent four decades in parliament, has died after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, his family announced on Thursday. He was 86.
Former British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, who served under Tony Blair, has died, aged 86. His working-class background made him an unusual figure in the British political landscape.
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.
