Angela Rayner shares reason she and John Prescott were alike - and not just 'no-nonsense' character

The Deputy Labour person said her predecessor should beryllium remembered for the issues and causes helium championed - arsenic good arsenic his no-nonsense character

John Prescott should beryllium remembered not lone for his quality - but for the issues and causes helium championed, long-time person Angela Rayner said.

And she said the similarities betwixt the 2 lawman Labour leaders spell beyond their no-nonsense attack to politics.

“Everyone talks astir however uncanny it is, maine and him are precise similar, travel from a akin inheritance and accidental it however we spot it,” she said.

“But really if you look astatine what I'm my programme for authorities now, it’s precise overmuch bequest gathering connected what John delivered erstwhile helium was lawman Prime Minister.

“The devolution agenda, employment rights - helium evidently did rather a batch connected seafarers - and tackling determination inequalities, the archetypal ever statement connected clime change. He had truthful overmuch substance.

“But evidently similar like John, I get the quality spot - cipher talks astir the substance. It's usually the character, but John had truthful overmuch extent to him and and his bequest is acold much than his character.”

She went on: "I’ve evidently followed connected from what what John has done and he's been incredibly supportive of maine erstwhile I became lawman leader. He was truthful pleased and helium came astir and and worked with maine connected the campaign.

And each clip I did Prime Ministers questions he'd ever ringing maine up afterwards and accidental “That was brilliant” and “You did truly well” and “you truly socked it to them.”

“That was his that was his favourite phrase”