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HARDtalk: John Prescott MP

22/09/2009

John Prescott MP

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Stephen Sackur talks former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.

Stephen Sackur talks former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott about his time in government and his passions, from climate change to renewal of the Labour Party.

Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. 

As a key figure in Tony Blair's Labour government, John Prescott was seen as an old school politician with a heavyweight reputation. He was in the thick of negotiations that led to the Kyoto climate deal. Now out of government, he is still campaigning to push his passions, from climate change to renewal of the Labour Party.

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