John Prescott, who has died at 86, served as deputy prime minister for more than a decade under Tony Blair, and was seen as a custodian of the Labour party’s traditional values in the face of a modernising leadership.
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Blair and Gordon Brown led tributes, with Blair telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme he was 'one of the most talented people I ever encountered in politics'
John Prescott, British former deputy prime minister, dies aged 86 ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/21/john-prescott-death-age-86-former-uk-deputy-prime-minister
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