Prescott to stand down as UK MP
{{date|August 27, 2007}}

[[W:John Prescott|John Prescott]], former [[W:Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] is to stand down as a [[W:Parliament of the United Kingdom|Member of Parliament]] after the next [[W:United Kingdom general elections|general election]].

Mr Prescott, 69, who has been MP for the constituency for [[W:Kingston upon Hull East (UK Parliament constituency)|Hull East]] for 37 years, made his announcement for at a weekend garden party. Stephen Brady, chairman of the local [[W:Labour Pary (UK)|Labour]] association said, "John told us he would not be standing again. People paid tribute to his long service. It was an emotional event."

Prescott, recently took up the post of head of the Parliamentary delegation to the Council of Europe. It is suspected he may enter the [[w:House of Lords|House of Lords]] and has been reported that he sold his memoirs for £300,000.

There has also been speculations over who will replace Prescott as an MP. Amongst the people who have been mentioned are Prescott's son [[W:David Prescott|David Prescott]] and [[W:Christopher Leslie|Chris Leslie]], an aide to Prime Minister [[W:Gordon Brown|Gordon Brown]].

== Sources ==
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*{{source|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article2898856.ece
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|date=August 27, 2007}}

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John Prescott, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is to stand down as a Member of Parliament after the next general election.

Mr Prescott, 69, who has been MP for the constituency for Hull East for 37 years, made his announcement for at a weekend garden party. Stephen Brady, chairman of the local Labour association said, "John told us he would not be standing again. People paid tribute to his long service. It was an emotional event."

Prescott, recently took up the post of head of the Parliamentary delegation to the Council of Europe. It is suspected he may enter the House of Lords and has been reported that he sold his memoirs for £300,000.

There has also been speculations over who will replace Prescott as an MP. Amongst the people who have been mentioned are Prescott's son David Prescott and Chris Leslie, an aide to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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