John Prescott

The Right Honourable John Leslie Prescott (born May 31, 1938) is a British Labour Party politician who is presently Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and First Secretary of State. He is notable for being a northern-accented Cabinet minister of working class origins, and is well known for the mangled syntax that he often employs while speaking.

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We now have a satisfactory solution not only to coalition forces, but also to the Iraqi authorities themselves.
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This was released I think in February and so it is a great deal of fuss being made, it hasn't in fact been given public release, it was released in February ...
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It is a fact that homelessness has continued to rise. It doubled under the previous Administration, but that does not help us. The Government intend to reduce — and probably eliminate — the homeless by 2008. [Interruption.] I am sorry, but the House knows that I have problems with English. I did not go to public school, so there is a limit to what I am able to say. Opposition Members can be such twits. We believe that we can eliminate the problem of homelessness by providing more resources, which is precisely what we are doing.
- Speech in the House of Commons, July 13, 2004 House of Commons Hansard, Column 1268

Because of the security reasons for one thing and, second, my wife doesn't like to have her hair blown about. Have you got another silly question?
- On ITN news when asked why he had taken a car 250 yards from his hotel to the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth, instead of walking. September 30, 1999 BBC

I will have failed if in 5 years time there are not fewer journeys made by car.
- Speech in the House of Commons, October 20, 1998 Hansard Column 1069

Why are you asking me about this, I don't care, it's a Welsh situation, I'm a national politician.
- To a journalist from the Western Mail on being asked questions about Wales during the 2005 general election.

Where do they get these amateurs from? You're an amateur mate, go get on your bus, go home.
- To a journalist from the Western Mail on being asked questions about Wales during the 2005 general election.

Bugger off - get on your bus, you amateur.
- To a journalist from the Western Mail on being asked questions about Wales during the 2005 general election.

Oooh, I'm scared. Go ahead and put it in your paper.
- To a journalist from the Western Mail on being asked questions about Wales during the 2005 general election.

Look I’ve got my old pledge card a bit battered and crumpled we said we’d provide more turches churches teachers and we have I can remember when people used to say the Japanese are better than us the Germans are better than us the French are better than us well it’s great to be able to say we’re better than them I think Mr Kennedy well we all congratulate on his baby and the Tories are you remembering what I’m remembering boom and bust negative equity remember Mr Howard I mean are you thinking what I’m thinking I’m remembering it’s all a bit wonky isn’t it?
- A statement made in Witham, Essex in 2005.