Former British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has died at age 86. Prescott’s family announced his death on Thursday. They said the politician had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and died peacefully in a care home on Wednesday.
FILE -Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott as he speaks to delegates at the Labour Party annual conference in Brighton, England, Sept. 26, 2004. FILE -Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott during his closing speech, at the Labour Party annual Conference in Brighton, England, Sept. 30, 2004.
For a decade, Prescott brought grit, humor and working-class authenticity to the government of the young, polished Tony Blair, who became prime minister in 1997. The uproar briefly looked like it might harm the party, and Prescott’s career. But Blair’s response -– “John is John” -– cemented his folksy status.
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