Prescott Under Pressure As Backbenchers Push for Deputy Leadership Poll

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BELEAGUERED John Prescott will face increased pressure from within his own party this week as he takes over running the country in Prime Minister Tony Blair's absence.

The Deputy Prime Minister and deputy party leader, who has spent weeks fending off criticism of his professional and personal behaviour, has become the target of disgruntled members of his own party.

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Prescott Under Pressure As Backbenchers Push for Deputy Leadership Poll

A confidential e-mail circulating among Labour backbenchers is urging MPs to agitate for a deputy leadership election. The document is also believed to put forward a numb...

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