Bridge who held old and new Labour together for Tony Blair

UK's John Prescott: the bridge who held old and new Labour together for Tony Blair
John Prescott, Britain's longest-serving deputy prime minister who died on Wednesday, was indispensable to Tony Blair's New Labour government, a working-class trailblazer who connected with the public in ways most politicians cannot.
John Prescott: The Labour firebrand who became Tony Blair’s vital sidekick
The charismatic deputy prime minister, who has died at the age of 86, was known best for punching a member of the electorate and acting as a vital bridge for Tony Blair to reach the unions
Remembering John Prescott: Tony Blair Honors His Former Deputy
Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has passed away at the age of 86 after battling Alzheimer's disease. Tony Blair, under whom Prescott served from 1997 to 2007, led the tributes, praising him as a "loyal and unique" figure in British politics.
John Prescott, pugnacious deputy UK PM to Tony Blair, dies at 86
John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain's Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a battle with Alzheimer's, his family said on Thursday.
Tony Blair envisioned New Labour. John Prescott embodied it
Prescott was central to Blair’s campaign to modernise the party in the 1990s. His place in the Labour Party’s history annals is secure
John Prescott dies at 86: Tony Blair, Sir Keir Starmer, David Cameron pay tribute
UK’s former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott passed away at the age of 86 after battling with Alzheimer’s.Prescott, who was known as the key figure in Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government from 1997
King Charles and Tony Blair lead tributes to former deputy prime minister John Prescott
Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott, who was a key figure in Tony Blair's government and was also a close friend of the King, has died at the age of 86
John Prescott, ex-UK PM Tony Blair's deputy, dies at 86 after Alzheimer's battle
John Prescott, who served under Tony Blair from 1997 to 2007, was known as a plain-speaking politician who bridged the divide between the traditional left-wing and the modernisers in the Labour Party.
John Prescott, pugnacious deputy British PM to Tony Blair, dies at 86
John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain's Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a battle with
Blair leads tributes to Labour giant John Prescott
Tributes have been paid to Lord John Prescott, a major figure in Labour politics and the former deputy prime minister, following his death at the age of 86. Known for his blunt, no-nonsense style, Lord Prescott was Sir Tony Blair's loyal deputy for 10 years after Labour's 1997 general election landslide.
John Prescott death latest: Blair and Starmer pay tribute after former deputy prime minister dies aged 86
Lord Prescott, a former trade union activist and ex-merchant seaman who went on to be a key figure within Sir Tony Blair’s ...
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Politics latest: Sir Tony Blair pays tribute to 'extraordinary' John Prescott after he dies aged 86
But, Adam says, "Tony Blair had his back, saying 'John is John'". "Similarly, when it was revealed that Prescott had an affair with someone working in his office, again he rowed that out and ...
UK's John Prescott, pugnacious deputy PM to Tony Blair, dies
John Prescott, deputy prime minister to Britain's Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a ...