John Prescott's legacy shows the job of deputy prime minister is one worth having
While the UK is not obliged to have deputy prime ministers, some of the most influential politicians of modern times have had ...
Everything is falling apart but air miles Keir is above it all – his relentless globetrotting is a waste of time
IS Sir Keir Starmer running the Government or having a gap year? “Starmer always seems to be abroad,” says Luke Tryl of the ...
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Ah, the good old days when politicians packed a punch
THE Diary was sad to hear of the death of Labour politician John Prescott, a fella from humble roots who thrived during an era when the Labour Party still had a passing acquaintance with the working ...
How John Prescott and I were proved right about railway privatisation
John Prescott made life difficult for John Major’s Conservatives as they privatised the railways, and the passage of time has ...
Could ‘John Prescott in a skirt’ take over from Keir Starmer?
The death of the former deputy prime minister has fuelled chatter within Labour about whether Angela Rayner will ever go one ...