We heard that John Prescott is considering standing for the post of elected Police Commissioner and that he also had a go at becoming a chanteuse. Splendiferous! It reminds us of that movie scene with a group of yobs breaking in a luxury fashion store an

There have been various formal attempts to roll out CRM - Citizen Relationship Management - to the public sector in the past, but frankly none that have been particularly successful. The last big push under New Labour was allocated to John Prescott, whic

LORD Prescott has revealed he regrets not spending more time with his children as they grew up due to the demands of public office. In an appearance on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, the former Hull East MP and deputy prime minister spoke about his role

The ex Deputy PM embarrassed Labour's struggling boss by revealing he has given him the biting advice. Revealing his two tips to Red Ed, Lord Prescott, said: "'One, put your bloody jacket back on because leaders shouldn't be walking around with no jacket

Now we are being honoured with an Outstanding Contribution award. Up until the Brits in 1995, Blur were a fairly unmanageable indie band and we had no idea we were going to win anything — let alone everything. We swept the board that night, taking four a

Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has told Labour leader Ed Miliband that he needs to show more “grit”, he revealed yesterday. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Lord Prescott backed Mr Miliband as the next Labour prime minister and

For Chris Huhne, it was ‘wife trouble’. Now, his successor as Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Davey, is facing his own domestic problems: ‘brother trouble.’ Tories had hoped that the nice-but-dull Lib Dem, who was promoted from middle-ranking bus

Lord (formerly Sir Ian) Blair has said government plans for elected police commissioners are a "completely terrible idea that has not been thought through". The former Metropolitan Police commissioner claimed some English forces were too large to have on

Put your bloody jacket on Ed! John Prescott has revealed the advice gave to Ed MIliband when he became Labour leader, to always keep his jacket on and show some real "grit". He said that when consulted on how Miliband could best beat David Cameron at the

John Prescott on advising Ed Miliband: “Ed came to me for advice… and I said put your jacket on, leaders shouldn’t be seen without their jacket” I am concerned that we may be beginning to see the emergence of a stealth Government strategy to ensure it ha

'We’re all middle-class now,” said John Prescott in 1997, halfway through his rise from working-class ship’s steward, to middle-class thug, to peer of the realm. And yet Prescott, for once, failed to get to the subtle heart of a complex issue. While ther

As if Ed Miliband wasn’t under enough pressure, the Labour leader now has Lord Prescott on his back, too. The portly former deputy prime minister has been taking a curious interest in Miliband’s expenditure on the government credit card during his period

FORMER Deputy PM John Prescott admits he was “an idiot” to have an affair with his secretary. On today’s Radio Four Desert Island Discs, he says it was only after his fling with Tracey Temple that he realised he had “underestimated” his wife Pauline. The

Lord Prescott, the former deputy prime minister, has spoken of how his wife Pauline's first child has become their third son. In 2001 Pauline was reunited with the son she had put up for adoption when she was a teenager, after he was traced by a tabloid

The former deputy prime minister John Prescott says Labour's leader, Ed Miliband, needs to show more "grit" if he wants to lead the country and should "put [his] bloody jacket back on". He tells Radio 4's Desert Island Discs today that Mr Miliband is "be

18 February 2012 Last updated at 19:26 ET Lord Prescott advised Ed Miliband never to be seen without his jacket Lord Prescott has revealed the key advice he gave Ed Miliband on becoming party leader - always wear a jacket. The ex-Deputy Prime Minister to

FORMER deputy prime minister John Prescott has told Labour leader Ed Miliband that he needs to show more “grit”. Lord Prescott backed Mr Miliband as the next Labour Prime Minister and said he was “beginning” to show the necessary leadership, but revealed

Labour veteran John Prescott has urged Ed Miliband to “put your bloody jacket on” and show some “grit” if he wants to become Prime Minister. And the no-nonsense ex-deputy PM also told him what he could do with his famous “blank sheet of paper” plan to re

Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has told Labour leader Ed Miliband that he needs to show more "grit", he revealed. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Lord Prescott backed Mr Miliband as the next Labour prime minister and said he wa