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Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is suffering from pneumonia, his office has confirmed.Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is suffering from pneumonia, his office has confirmed.
The 69-year-old has been moved to a high-dependency unit, but a spokesman stressed that this was not because his condition had deteriorated.The 69-year-old has been moved to a high-dependency unit, but a spokesman stressed that this was not because his condition had deteriorated.
Mr Prescott has spent three nights in a hospital, which has not been named, since falling ill on Saturday.Mr Prescott has spent three nights in a hospital, which has not been named, since falling ill on Saturday.
It is believed he was taken ill on a train from his constituency in Hull to London King's Cross.It is believed he was taken ill on a train from his constituency in Hull to London King's Cross.
A spokesman for Mr Prescott said he was not aware of the cause of the pneumonia. Last week, Mr Prescott returned from a tour of the US and the Caribbean, where he visited Jamaica and Barbados.
His wife, Pauline, has been with him at hospital on Tuesday, the spokesman said. A spokesman for the deputy prime minister said he was not aware of the cause of the pneumonia.
In May Mr Prescott announced he would step down as Labour's deputy leader. "He has been moved to a high-dependency unit, not because of a deterioration in his condition but so that his condition can be monitored more closely," the spokesman said.
Mr Prescott's wife, Pauline, has been with him at hospital on Tuesday.
In May, Mr Prescott announced he would step down as Labour's deputy leader.
He is due to leave office on 27 June, at the same time as Prime Minister Tony Blair.He is due to leave office on 27 June, at the same time as Prime Minister Tony Blair.
In 2002 it was announced he had suffered from Type 2 diabetes for a number of years, managing the condition with medication.In 2002 it was announced he had suffered from Type 2 diabetes for a number of years, managing the condition with medication.
Mr Prescott was taken to hospital on Christmas Day, when he was treated for kidney stones.Mr Prescott was taken to hospital on Christmas Day, when he was treated for kidney stones.