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 ...

John Prescott, Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister was incensed by a protester who hit him with an egg. He lashed out at the egg-thrower and the police had to separate the two men.

John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain’s Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died at age 86 after a battle with Alzheimer’s, his family said Thursday.

LONDON — 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.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott speaks in support of Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, at a campaign event in Scarborough, May 22, 2017.

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