John Prescott death latest: Tributes to ‘working class hero’ who was ‘cement that kept New Labour together’ - Labour giant described by Sir Tony Blair as one of the ‘most talented’ people he had ...

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.

Tributes have been paid to former Labour deputy prime minister John Prescott, who has died aged 86. His family said they are “deeply saddened” after his death, adding that he “spent his life trying to ...