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 as a...

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 in my book. And secondly, throw that bit of paper away that says, 'Give me your thoughts and ideas'.

So bands have always led the way when it comes to having a good time and the yearly industry knees-up has always attracted an international roll call of supermodels, film stars and sporting legends. It's a risky one for politicians. Deputy Prime...

Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Lord Prescott backed Mr Miliband as the next Labour prime minister and said he was “beginning” to show the necessary leadership, but revealed he raised concerns about his “blank sheet of paper” policy review.

Labour led the opposition to elected police commissioners. So it’s interesting to see how many Labour luminaries, such as John Prescott, are rushing to apply to be the party’s candidates as police commissioners. So far they include former Blair...

The former Metropolitan Police commissioner claimed some English forces were too large to have one person in charge. Lord Blair said it could work better in Humberside or Bedfordshire, but not in wider areas like Thames Valley, Northumbria or the West...