‘Titan’ of the Labour Party John Prescott dies aged 86

He was a giant of the Labour movement, famous for his working class roots, his refusal to play by any rules and for the time he once punched a protestor who lobbed an egg at him during an election trip to North Wales.

John Prescott, who served for a decade as Labour Deputy Prime Minister, has died at the age of 86, with Alzheimers.

Gordon Brown described him as a ‘titan’ who believed in the good in everyone, while Tony Blair called him a ‘commanding presence with a first-rate intellect.

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