Through his half a century of public service and a decade as Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott was driven by his Labour values to serve working people. Fiercely proud of his working class and trade union roots, he never lost sight of who he came into politics to serve. He used the chance he was given to change the lives of millions of working people. Becoming Deputy Prime Minister was the proudest day of his life. Not because of the status he had achieved, but because of the change he was