Lord Prescott’s household revealed this morning (November 21) that he had handed away from Alzheimer’s.
The Press shared a tribute from former York Central Labour MP – Hugh Bayley – who labored alongside John Prescott for almost 20 years.
Becoming a member of the tributes have been York’s two MPs, and the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire.
Sharing a photograph of when a younger Luke Charters, York Outer MP, first crossed paths with John Prescott, he stated: “Right here was John Prescott at one of many first Labour conferences I went to again in 2012. He was actually a power to be reckoned with and he electrified any room. RIP.”
Luke Charters sharing an image he took of John Prescott in 2012 (Picture: Luke Charters) Rachael Maskell, York Central MP, added: “John was not only a towering determine within the Labour Celebration, however the wider Labour Motion.
“On a private be aware, I recall John as an encourager, once I was a shadow minister, with phrases of knowledge and unbelievable perception.
“Previous to my time in Westminster, as a senior commerce union official over the past Labour Authorities, he would work intently with us to make sure that employees at all times had a voice. In fact we did not at all times get our approach, purchase he at all times needed to go additional too.”
David Skaith, the Mayor for York and North Yorkshire stated he was “saddened to listen to the information” of John Prescott’s passing. He described him as a “actually hardworking politician who did a lot for the individuals of this nation”, including that he shall be missed.
