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Angela Singer writes: John viewed those who caused the prison riot as people in difficult circumstances

Keith Seacroft writes: He would share bits of the latest news about Hull, always a great example of an MP who represented broader interests than his own.

Once frozen out by the New Labour elite, John Prescott fought his way in from the cold to become a loyal deputy leader. Toby Helm recalls a bruising political career

The former deputy prime minister, who died this week, spoke freely and didn’t care what journalists thought of him – he was everything today’s guarded politicians are not

The warm tributes paid to John Prescott, the former deputy prime minister who has died aged 86, reflect a memorable politician of a seemingly bygone era. While his achievements over a long career were vast, the enduring image for most people is of Prescott punching a voter during the 2001…

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Residents of Sutton in Hull remember the former MP and deputy prime minister who became ‘a proper Hully’

Punching a protester wasn’t the only thing the former deputy prime minister was known for

He was the soul and conscience of Labour and persuaded millions to keep the faith – even when Blair sorely tested it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff