Former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott dies at age 86

The Gazette

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He was ennobled in 2010 and introduced to the upper chamber as Baron Prescott of Kingston upon Hull having served for four decades as an MP for the city.
Daily Mail
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He had been living in a care home following a stroke in 2019 and passed away "peacefully" surrounded by family.
The Sun
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Prescott, who served under 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.
Deccan Herald
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He later was made a life peer and was appointed to the House of Lords, the upper house of Parliament, a position he gave up in July amid health problems, having had a stroke five years previously in addition to suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Deutsche Welle

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