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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kevin Whately

UNBELIEVABLE: Letter john prescott obituary 6cbac1a7 8b73 4244 b339 fb53aedcd664 | History Defined

Prescott in Carlisle on one of his battlebus tours during the 2010 general election.
Prescott in Carlisle on one of his battlebus tours during the 2010 general election. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

I am delighted to see that, since his death last year, John Prescott has been reclaimed as a national treasure, whereas, when he was an MP, he was usually portrayed by most of our media as a grumpy “bulldog who swallowed a wasp”.

I was fortunate enough to travel with John on his “Get Ready” battlebus at two general elections, MC-ing his rallies, mostly in old Labour constituencies.

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