John Prescott
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 85 |
| Date of birth | May 31,1938 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Prestatyn |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Pauline Prescott |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Children | Johnathan Prescott |
| David Prescott | |
| Education | University of Hull |
| Ruskin College | |
| Brinsworth Manor School | |
| Grange Secondary Modern School | |
| Books | Prezza: My Story : Pulling No Punches |
| Docks to Downing Street: My Story | |
| Lords Amendments to the Local Government Bill | |
| Movies/Shows | Made in Yorkshire |
| The Deal | |
| Made in Britain | |
| Taking Liberties | |
| Position | Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom since 2010 |
| Previous position | First Secretary of State of the United Kingdom (2001–2007) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 408117 |
John Prescott Life story
John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott is a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and as First Secretary of State from 2001 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East for 40 years, from 1970 to 2010.
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... During his career, Clark worked as a parliamentary private secretary to deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and education secretary Ed Balls...
Obituary: Richard Rogers
... In 1998, the deputy prime minister, John Prescott, invited him to chair an Urban Task Force to find ways of revitalising cities...
Climate change: 'Gob-smacking vision for the future, UK-transport
... Grant The power of shapp s the first government minister in the UK talk tried about traffic reduction since John Prescott (and failed) to achieve this goal, in the late 1990s...
Brit Awards: the 10 most unforgettable moments in front of the 40-ceremony
... Mr Prescott gets soaked John Prescott and his wife was shortly after getting soaked, 1998 the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, joyfully Fleetwood Mac play watch them Go their Own way at the 1998 Brits when Danbert Nobacon, of anarchist pop band Chumbawamba, jumped on his table and emptied a bucket of ice water on him and his wife...
Marchioness disaster: Thames historic vessels 'still not modernised'
... They were all accepted by John Prescott, the then deputy prime minister...
Labour MP Ian Austin quits party
... Analysis: Push and pull for Labour MPs malcontentsBy political correspondent Jonathan Blake Ian Austin (right), campaigning with Harriet Harman and John Prescott in 2010 Another MP resigns, pouring scathing criticism on their leader at the end of a watershed week at Westminster...
Climate change: 'Gob-smacking" vision for the future, UK-transport
people in the UK need to shift from cars to Public Transport to address The Challenge of Climate Change , says the government.
Transport Secretary-General, Grant shapp's said: "Public Transport and active travel is The Natural First Choice for our daily activities.
"We will be our cars less and be able to rely on a convenient, cost-effective and coherent Public Transport network. "
Transport activists was surprised by his comments.
in the Foreword of the government's De-Carboni sing-Transport -advice.
The document was quietly released, without notification of the media, and the seasoned Cycling campaigner Roger Geffen told Bbc News : "It is absolutely amazing.
"Grant The power of shapp's The First government minister in the UK talk tried about traffic reduction since John Prescott (and failed) to achieve this goal, in the late 1990s.
“There are some holes in the document, But it suggests that the government seem to be really taking Climate Change seriously. "
such A hole in the air travel. While Making It clear that many motorists, it is expected that a shift to Public Transport , walking or Cycling, if you suggest seems Mr shapp's' Preface to the aviation emissions Can be solved by technology.
This term is highly controversial, due to the air travel pollution experts.
Mr shapp's shift in emphasis away from to said - where possible - could improve the health of people, better places To Live and travel, and also the promotion of clean Economic Growth .
He Said : "We Are the ideal presents to economic opportunities, in The Vanguard of this change. The faster we act, the greater the benefits.
"Twenty-twenty will be the year we set the required strategies and plans to combat emissions from Transport . This document marks the beginning of this process. "
Stephen Joseph , visiting Professor at Hertfordshire University, told Bbc News : "This is completely gob-smacking. We Are still digesting the document, But Grant shapp's' to really mean the words seem to be a Radical Change . "
The Department of Transport has failed to do for severe criticism in the last few years to reduce emissions, In Line with The Other departments.
Some of the activists, the government must begin to say with the reduction in the sale of large, heavy SUVs, which need more fuel than smaller vehicles and a greater demand for materials, the companies Even if you with power.
When I broke The News of Mr shapp's comments to former Commons-Transport -Chairman Lilian Greenwood she replied: "Wow. This is incredibly welcome, if the rhetoric matches the reality.
"now all our energies on dealing with the Corona Virus, But when we come, on The Other hand, we have a serious emergency, because the emissions need to be addressed from Transport , if We Are serious about turning to The Future of The Planet for the coming generations. "
"It's great if the First Choice is to take the Public Transport and active Transport - But that means to change the government radically to Investment . "
commuting, bus travel, grant shapps, cycling, department for transport, rail travel, motoring, transport, climate change
Source of news: bbc.com
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