John Prescott, Labour deputy prime minister under Tony Blair, dies aged 86 – UK politics live

Former trade union activist and key figure of Tony Blair’s New Labour project has died at care home surrounded by family

When Labour won the election in 2007 with Blair as PM, Prescott, in addition to being made deputy PM, he was put in charge of a new “super ministry” covering the environment, transport and the regions.

In that role he was credited with a number of successes, including helping to negotiate the international Kyoto Protocol on climate change and creating regional development councils as well as reforms to the transport system.

East Hull MP Karl Turner has released a statement on Prescott’s death. Turner has known Prescott all of his life, he said, and knows “first-hand the impact that he had on many thousands of people across the city and the country.”

John Prescott, Labour deputy prime minister under Tony Blair, dies aged 86 – UK politics live

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