John Prescott: 'We had a really good relationship off camera', Lord Hague says

Former leader of the Conservative Party Lord Hague has told Sky's Kay Burley he will miss John Prescott "a lot".

He said the former deputy prime minister was a "politician you could have a good laugh and friendly conversation with, even though you knew at the next Question Time you'd be giving each other hell."

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[andrewmills]

Nice to see politicians from different parties being nice and respectful to each other 👏👏👍 credit to Hague

[OMahony]

John Prescott was instrumental in negotiating the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on climate change. He brought two factions of the Labour Party together, and had he not, it would have been unelectable. He called out injustice frequently. He was not perfect, but achieved more than me or the many keyboard-warriors. He will be missed.

[visitforthemusic]

William Hague has grown on me.

This was a warmhearted tribute.

[Meld]

The new Jaguar advert was the death of him .

[norelease]

William Hague is classy in this interview

[westminsterwatcher]

Thank goodness for civility! We need more of it!

[rossij]

I’m a right winger. John Prescott was one of the good characters RIP

[harryc]

Condolences to Johns family. Rest in peace.

[eamonnpotts]

Hague must be in despair at the current tories! Long may they plummet!

[Prasutagucaster]

When socialism stood for economic progressive fairness and not student politics and politicians with broken logic driven by deceit, lies and egotism.

[bluebob]

Hague, Prezza, few pints of Best. Would be a decebt evening

[christopherdonnellan]

Me thinks Bill was very gracious. Why the, obviously dispariging, Me Lord??.

[jamesbomd]

I met this guy one day Before the lockdown on the Dark Street Late at night outside the British Museum where he'd been for some event And I told him point blank The country's gonna change we're gonna go into lockdown what surprised me was just how tall William Hague actually is Oh and he looked about 35

[Markking]

He went down onto one knee, looked up to the stars and died. May he RIP

[michaelstanley]

Burley just doesn't understand how people get on outside of politics, explains a lot....RIP John

[NickWestbrook-hd]

Lord Prescott….. one of the last true political leaders, that truly had a voice for good….. love him…hate him…. what a magnificent people’s person… RIP to a great man…. I’ve never voted Labour…. never will, but respect the man and his convictions… Britain… could do with his wisdom right now.

[chrishamlin]

I never voted Labour but respected him

[PawsThought]

🤣🤣🤣🤣I have still traces of a northern a spider it back like a giant spider ....

[patrickculleton]

I always felt he was an angry, bitter man with a chip on his shoulder. Otherwise, RIP J P.

[Redboy]

Strange I’ve not heard him mentioned for years ???? But he was a hell of a chap 🙂