Susanna Reid opened ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Thursday by announcing the death of John Prescott.
The TV star shared that the former Labour Deputy Prime Minister had died at the age of 86. He had been battling Alzheimer’s.
The presenter said: “Breaking news this morning, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Labour veteran, John Prescott, Lord Prescott, has died at the age of 86 at his care home surrounded by his family.
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“He had been living with Alzheimer’s. In a statement released as we came on air this morning, his family said he’d spent his life fighting for social justice trying to improve the lives of others and protecting the environment.”
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Lord Prescott’s wife and two sons released a statement from the family which revealed that he passed away while listening to jazz music.
The statement said: “We are deeply saddened to inform you that our beloved husband, father and grandfather, John Prescott, passed away peacefully yesterday at the age of 86. He did so surrounded by the love of his family and the jazz music of Marian Montgomery.”
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It went on: “John spent his life trying to improve the lives of others, fighting for social justice and protecting the environment, doing so from his time as a waiter on the cruise liners to becoming Britain’s longest serving deputy prime minister. John dearly loved his home of Hull and representing its people in Parliament for 40 years was his greatest honour.”
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The family also thanked the care home staff as well as the NHS doctors and nurses who cared for the politician following his stroke in 2019.
Lord Prescott was Deputy Prime Minister throughout Tony Blair’s tenure, from 1997 to 2007. He was First Secretary of State from 2001 to 2007.
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