Michael Crick
Tories in rumpus at who should fight John Prescott
“It does seem odd that the Tories only have one contender for being a candidate in what should be quite a promising and high-profile contest for the party.”
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Michael Crick
Prescott compares Blair to medieval Christian crusader
Former deputy premier John Prescott attacks his former boss Tony Blair’s business activities and his views on military intervention overseas.
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Prescott told Cameron: ‘Do not take this man’
John Prescott, phone-hacked by the News of the World and Ian Kirby, the paper’s former political editor debate whether David Cameron vetted Andy Coulson before making him No 10 comms chief.
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Defeat hard to swallow for Marmite candidate Prescott
Former Labour deputy prime minister John Prescott, defeated in a run-off with his Conservative opponent in Humberside, was the highest-profile loser in the police commissioner polls.
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LIVE BLOG: John Yates resigns from Metropolitan Police
With today’s resignation of Assistant Commissioner John Yates, following yesterday’s decision by Sir Paul Stephenson to stand down, is the Metropolitan Police now a “rudderless ship”?
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John Yates quits Met Police insisting ‘conscience is clear’
John Yates of the Met Police becomes the second top-level police officer to resign because of the News of the World phone-hacking crisis, as Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon reports.
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Prescott and three others win legal bid on phone hacking
As Lord Prescott and three others win a bid to launch a legal challenge over police handling of the phone-hacking case, Brian Paddick tells Channel 4 News the ruling is a “major breakthrough”.
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Jordan on sport: Hull, Humber and Huddlestone’s hair
Ahead of today’s FA Cup final, Jordan Jarrett-Bryan looks at Hull, famed for its bridge, for midfielder Tom Huddlestone’s haircut, and for supporters including John Prescott and singer Sinitta.
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Labour infighting: Miliband has ‘missed open goals’
Former depty PM John Prescott lambasts Labour’s leaders for spending too long on holiday, not tweeting enough and letting the Conservatives set the agenda.
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NoW phone hack victims settle damage claims
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott and actor Jude Law are among several public figures who have settled damages claims in connection with News of the World phone hacking.
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Andy Coulson quits Downing Street
The Prime Minister’s media chief Andy Coulson has resigned after News of the World hacking allegations. Former deputy PM John Prescott tells Channel 4 News David Cameron should have acted sooner.
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Gary Gibbon
How is the EU ‘out’ campaign planning to win?
There’s a riff you hear around the top of government that the referendum on Europe is won. But the campaign for the UK to leave is gearing up…
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Blair to Bloom: the best political ‘doorstep’ interviews
Getting answers to difficult questions from politicians can be tough. Channel 4 News presents the top 10 ‘doorstep’ interviews from Political Correspondent Michael Crick, a master of the art.
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Do politicians respect the public?
They are tasked with running the country and their decisions affect all of our lives – but a series of incidents is casting doubt over how seriously MPs take their jobs.
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Tories trounced on Twitter over beer and bingo poster
The Conservatives have been hit with a Twitter “takedown” after a “patronising” advert on how the Budget 2014’s beer and bingo cuts help “hardworking people”.
