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| Former deputy PM John Prescott suffers stroke | Former deputy PM John Prescott suffers stroke |
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| Former deputy prime minister and Labour veteran John Prescott has been admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke, his family has said. | |
| A statement on the 81-year-old's Twitter account said he was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary on Friday. | |
| The family said they wanted to praise the "swift actions" of the ambulance staff and the doctors and nurses at the hospital's A&E stroke unit. | The family said they wanted to praise the "swift actions" of the ambulance staff and the doctors and nurses at the hospital's A&E stroke unit. |
| "They have been remarkable and we cannot thank them enough," they added. | |
| "He is receiving excellent care from the NHS." | "He is receiving excellent care from the NHS." |
| Lord Prescott entered Parliament in 1970 as Labour MP for Hull East. He joined Labour's shadow cabinet as a transport spokesman in 1979. | |
| He served as deputy to former Prime Minister Tony Blair for 10 years between 1997 and 2007, and received a peerage in 2010. | |
| After the news broke, Labour MPs sent Lord Prescott their best wishes. | |
| Labour MP for Ilford North and member of the Treasury Committee Wes Streeting said: "Wishing John well - and looking forward to him being back in the tea room giving me a ticking off again soon!" | |
| Angela Eagle, MP for Wallasey, said: "My first boss in government - get well soon John." | |
| Anna Turley, MP for Redcar, said: "Sad to hear this - wishing John well." |