A highlight of the lacklustre 2001 general election campaign was the “Prescott punch”. John Prescott, Labour’s deputy prime minister, was incensed by a protester who hit him with an egg.

Detectives investigating the politically embarrassing brawl between Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and a protester ... throwing incident followed by a punch-up. 'It's like a cloud hanging ...

Whether a former deputy Prime Minister infamous for throwing a punch, to a Scottish independence ... been more different to Tony Blair, yet John Prescott ended up being our longest serving deputy ...

As well as being PM Tony Blair's deputy in government. John Prescott MP also held briefs in housing, local and regional government and environment. He was possibly best remembered for getting into ...