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Because of the security reasons for one thing and, second, my wife doesn't like to have her hair blown about. Have you got another silly question?

John Prescott

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John Prescott
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: May 31
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I've always felt very proud of Wales and being Welsh. People are a bit surprised when I say I'm Welsh. I was born in Wales, went to school in Wales and my mother was Welsh. I'm Welsh. It's my place of birth, my country.
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So what I did was stuff my face with anything around, any old rubbish, burgers, chocolate, crisps, fish and chips, loads of it, till I felt sick - but at least I'd had the pleasure of stuffing my face and feeling really full.
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There is progress taking place, growth is better. We're only talking about two years there.
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There was only one punch. Tony Blair rang me and he said 'Are you OK?' and I said 'Yes', and he said 'Well, what happened?' and I said 'I was just carrying out your orders. You told us to connect with the electorate, so I did.
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He made an enormous contribution to British politics in opposition and in government [on Robin Cook]
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My department is not too big for one man, because I'm Superman.
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In the north east, there, they have had quite a bit of government offices moving in. It's not a new policy.
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Down in the south, it's how we find the brownfield sites without taking too much land take to meet the tremendous demand for housing, and that's what I've done.
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I will have failed in this if in five years there are not many more people using public transport and far fewer journeys by car. It is a tall order but I want you to hold me to it.
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I've gone through that with my mother and father and here I was in a similar situation. I've wronged her and I've wronged the family. Because when these things happen, it doesn't just happen to you, it happens to the people around you and the family.
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In a sense, what we do with the regional development agencies is to give them resources to look at the deficiencies in the economy in the regional areas, so they can address themselves to that.
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I can tell you I'm pretty middle-class.
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It's moving in the right direction. It was in decline under the previous administration.
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When I see that man on the telly - 'Are you thinking what I'm thinking?' No! I'm definitely not! I find most of it quite offensive!
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I don't get a fair whack, I don't pursue vendettas or punch people on the nose.
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We now have a satisfactory solution not only to coalition forces, but also to the Iraqi authorities themselves.
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There's no excuse, it's just an opportunity that presented in a limited way and that happened and as soon as the press rang me I didn't deny it I just said 'that's it' and I had to go home and explain it.
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It's great to be back on terra cotta
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