John Prescott
John Prescott is a Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the British Labour Party. He has represented the constituency of Kingston upon Hull East since 1970. He is currently the Deputy Prime Minister. [1]
Prescott has been a strong supporter for the UK National Identity Cards Scheme as well as supporting the war in Iraq. Furthermore, Clarke has supported the idea of introducing Student Top-Up Fees. [2]
On 26 April, 2006, Prescott admitted to having had an affair with his diary secretary, Tracey Temple, between 2002 and 2004. [3]
On May 8,2006, it emerged that Prescott could be questioned by the police over his affair with his secretary. A retired Scottish police officer has asked Scotland Yard to examine whether Prescott is guilty of the offence of misconduct in a public office. [4]
Contact Details
Office address [5]
Office of the Deputy
Prime Minister,
Dover House,
Whitehall,
London SW1A 2AU
Office email: john.prescott AT odpm.gsi.gov.uk
Constituency address:
430 Holderness Road,
Hull,
Humberside, HU9 3DW
External links
- Profile of Prescott, 10 Downing Street
- Profile of Prescott, BBC
- Prescott's Constituency Details, BBC
- Prescott's Parliament Record, Theyworkforyou.com
- Catherine MacLeod, Watchdog hints at breach of rules by Prescott, The Herald, April 28, 2006.
- Prescott affair 'exploited power', BBC, April 29, 2006.
- David Hencke, Prescott faces inquiry into abuse of perks, The Guardian, May 1, 2006.
- Outrage over Prescott deputy role, BBC, May 6, 2006.
