The UK is not obliged to have a deputy PM - but Prescott's legacy shows it's a job worth having
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.
John Prescott: was he Labour's last link to the working class?
That's just one of the reasons Prescott is often compared to the current deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, noted The Guardian. They were both brought up working class, became Labour MPs after working in the trade union movement, and were "frequently patronised or demonised by Tories and the media, partly on the grounds of class snobbery".
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