a "giant" of the Labour Party has departed. The applause of the crowd outside, and mix of sombre silence and small laughter as the guests departed Hull Minster summarise John Prescott's legacy well.

Former and current prime ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Sir Keir Starmer are among the mourners who have arrived for the funeral of Lord John Prescott. Lord Prescott’s coffin was carried ...

Prescott, who had been an amateur boxer during his days as a merchant seaman, turned down an instruction from Tony Blair to ...

today marks the funeral of former deputy prime minister John Prescott in Hull. The gathering of the Labour family is likely to be the party's biggest and most high-profile funeral since leader ...

John Prescott has been revealed to be ... The disclosure of his diabetes is bound to increase speculation that Prescott may give up politics. But Labour colleagues say he feels much better since ...

open image in gallery Then-prime minister Tony Blair, deputy Labour Party leader John Prescott and chancellor Gordon Brown at the Labour Party conference in 1998 (PA Wire) Senior figures from the ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has paid tribute to Labour stalwart John Prescott as mourners gathered ... mediator between the two top people in the party, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

The funeral of John Prescott, former Labour deputy prime minister ... Reverend Dominic Black welcoming parts of the funeral party to Hull Minster. Rev Black will be officiating the service ...

Sir Lindsay Hoyle, leaving John Prescott's funeral ... that Lord Prescott's story personifies what is best about the Labour Party, and why it is there. Mr Straw says: "He was a guy from very ...