A highlight of the lacklustre 2001 general election campaign was the “Prescott punch”. John Prescott, Labour’s deputy prime minister, was incensed by a protester who hit him with an egg. He lashed out ...

Tributes have been paid to former Labour deputy prime minister John Prescott, who has died aged 86. His family said they are “deeply saddened” after his death, adding that he “spent his life trying to ...

The man involved in the notorious Prescott punch incident has paid his respects to the late politician. Craig Evans, who famously threw an egg at John Prescott during a protest in 2001, expressed his ...

A man who was punched by John Prescott has said he has “no regrets” about throwing an egg at him. Craig Evans was among protesters who gathered to heckle Lord Prescott, who died on Wednesday, on his ...

We've been hearing a lot about the punching incident but another beloved Prescott moment came much earlier, during his 1994 leadership bid - when he gulped down a pint in less than five seconds. He ...

Summary Former Labour Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has died aged 86 His family said he died peacefully on Wednesday to the sound of jazz music at his care home, where he had been living with ...