By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-21 13:16:09 | Updated at 2024-11-24 04:17:32
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Former deputy Prime Minister Lord John Prescott has died
BBC ^ | 21 Nov | BBC
Posted on 11/21/2024 5:14:01 AM PST by RandFan
Lord John Prescott, former deputy prime minister to Tony Blair, has died aged 86.
The former trade union activist served as Blair’s deputy for 10 years after Labour’s 1997 election landslide.
In a statement announcing his death, Lord Prescott’s wife and two sons said he had been in a care home recently living with Alzheimer’s.
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1 posted on 11/21/2024 5:14:01 AM PST by RandFan
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