In his younger days he was determined to refuse to bow his head when The Queen came to his constituency in Hull. A petition on the Downing Street website declares: 'We, the undersigned, petition the Prime Minister to keep John Prescott out of the House of Lords.'Įnding his journey in the Lords would be quite a turn around for the truculent old class warrior. However, some, such as Sir John Major, have turned it down, while others such as Norman Lamont were kept waiting for a while before being elevated.īut the backlash has already begun. Usually, for a former senior cabinet minister deciding to retire, such a title is doled out with the rations.
He is angling for ermine robes when he stands down from the House of Commons - which could be before the next election. Article in the 'Daily Mail dated 19 April 2007įrom ship's steward to peer of the realm? After famously spending his time playing croquet at Dorneywood instead of attending to his duties as Deputy Prime Minister while Tony Blair was on holiday, John Prescott has further ambitions.
