Once famed for the forthright political style he brought to New Labour, Mr Prescott spent the final few months of his life surrounded by loved ones in a Hull care home.

Sir Keir Starmer, previous PM Gordon Brown and several government ministers were among those at the service at Hull Minister.

Chief among the mourners will be the Labour politician's widow, Lady Pauline Prescott, who was at her late husband's side throughout their more than 60 years of marriage. Lady Prescott was born in ...

Former prime ministers Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have paid tribute to a “working class hero” who “rose to the highest ranks of the land” at the funeral of Lord John ... Prescott’s son David told ...

I was given the privilege of being invited to Lord John Prescott's funeral in Hull and it truly was a historic occasion for the city as hundreds gathered to celebrate the life of one of its most ...

Local Democracy Reporter Andrew Spence was one of the invitees to attend the funeral of John Prescott in Hull on Thursday (Jan 30). He tells us what it was like.

Key figures from British politics past and present headed to the Humber region today to pay their respects to the 'unique, remarkable, and extraordinary' former deputy prime minister ...

hailed a "life lived to the full", which "touched the lives and changed the lives of millions who may never have met John but are today better off because of him". He called Lord Prescott a ...

John was a complicated man, wrestling frequently with the tangle of altruism and ambition that motivates political animals" Prescott possessed ... a man who spent his life overcoming challenges ...

I was given the privilege of being invited to Lord John Prescott's funeral in ... as hundreds gathered to celebrate the life of one of its most famous political characters. After coming to terms ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum ... Sir Keir Starmer has hailed John Prescott’s “fighting spirit” ahead of the former deputy prime minister ...