John Prescott
John Prescott
John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescottis a British politician who was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. Born in Prestatyn, Wales, he represented Hull East as the Labour member of parliament from 1970 to 2010. In the 1994 leadership election, he stood for both Leader and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, winning election to the latter office. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister after Labour's victory in the 1997 election, with an expanded brief...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 May 1938
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From 1997 when we came in, you guys and the public bought seven million more cars. You didn't get rid of the second car, did you? So what is happening is the growth of cars on the motorway.
If a party loses its local authority base, it won't be long before it runs the risk of losing power nationally.
We've given more resources. On housing, we are now establishing a regional housing pot.
I love coming to Tories' seats and roughing them up... that is what elections are about.
He was a principled foreign secretary, he was reforming leader of the house and even when he resigned regretfully from the government he did on principle he did it with style and elegance,
He also made an enormous contribution to British politics in opposition and in government,
Governments are never loved ... when you have been eight years in government there is always something people aren't happy with.
I'm not a fancy rapier man-more of a broadsword. Not for me the flesh wound. I prefer to take the head off.
I'm kind of on the fence. On one hand it's easy to take it and be done with it. But on the other hand, it sends the wrong message to my daughter.
I haven't seen the letter and I think it would be terrible if it was done that way,
I don't think he is welcome by many people in this country, is he? ... But at the moment he has the right to come in and out. ... It's a democracy, not a dictatorship, for God's sake.
I didn't say the lady was tired. She constantly said it herself, ... She was too tired to take in all the complexities. I quoted her words.
By entering the entry negotiations, Turkey also enters into obligations in regard to recognizing all the countries within the EU and the obligations Ankara has signed up to.
All I could feel was this warm liquid running down my neck. You automatically think it's blood, it's all in split seconds, so I decided to say I didn't agree with him.