Prescott, who had been an amateur boxer during his days as a merchant seaman, turned down an instruction from Tony Blair to apologise for his pugilistic response to his younger and bigger assailant ...

Local Democracy Reporter Andrew Spence was one of the invitees to attend the funeral of John Prescott in Hull on Thursday (Jan 30). He tells us what it was like.

Senior figures from past and current Labour governments gathered at Hull Minster to remember the former deputy prime minister.

Peter Mandelson, architect of New Labour and a professional groveler, has been confirmed as the new British Ambassador to ...

Senior figures from Labour's past and present were among 300 family, friends and ex-colleagues at today's service to remember ...

The service at Hull Minster was attended by three Labour Prime Ministers, as well as several other current and former MPs ...

Former deputy Prime Minister and Hull East MP Lord Prescott's funeral took place today following his death in November 2024.

I was given the privilege of being invited to Lord John Prescott's funeral in Hull and it truly was a historic occasion for ...

John Prescott's achievements were "extraordinary", said former Prime Minister Tony Blair at his funeral. Delivering his eulogy at Hull Minster on Thursday, Blair said Prescott was a "complicated man, ...

THE Prime Minister joined two of his predecessors at the funeral service for the late Labour deputy leader John Prescott in Hull today. Sir Keir Starmer joined Gordon Brown and Sir Tony Blair, whom ...

Former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have paid tribute to Lord John Prescott as they attended his funeral at ...