While the UK is not obliged to have deputy prime ministers, some of the most influential politicians of modern times have had the job, including Clement Attlee, Nick Clegg, and now potentially Angela Rayner.

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John Prescott's legacy shows the job of deputy prime minister is one worth having

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Tony Blair trusted Prescott's gut feeling, and Al Gore experienced him as a politician with unique skills during the climate protection negotiations. Now the Labour veteran has died.

Tony Blair vertraute auf Prescotts Bauchgefühl, Al Gore erlebte ihn bei den Verhandlungen zum Klimaschutz als Politiker mit einzigartigen Fähigkeiten. Nun ist das Labour-Urgestein gestorben.

John Prescott: Vom Arbeiterkind zum britischen Vizepremierminister

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John Prescott: From Working-Class Child to British Deputy Prime Minister

The praise heaped on John Prescott who died on Wednesday is proof that the job of deputy prime minister is worth having. It may be more influential than the vice presidency of the United States, famously dismissed by one VP, John Nance Garner, as “not worth a bucket of warm piss”. Vice presidents are mandated by the US constitution. They are “only a heartbeat away” from assuming the Oval Office if the sitting president dies suddenly – as happene…

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