"I know many people will be raising a glass to John today." Image: The funeral will take place at Hull Minster. Pic: iStock The gathering of the Labour family is likely to be the party's biggest ...

Key figures from British politics past and present came to Hull Minster on Thursday to pay their respects to the former Deputy Prime Minister, who held the distinguished role between 1997 and 2007.

The service will be held at Hull Minster at 12:00 GMT, and the family said it would be an invitation-only ceremony. Lord Prescott died on 20 November, aged 86. He had been in a care home ...

More than 300 family members, friends and colleagues have been invited to the service at Hull Minster. Senior figures from the past and current Labour governments are expected to attend.

More than 300 family, friends and colleagues have been invited to the service at Hull Minster, beginning at 12pm. Lord Prescott, who served as deputy prime minister under Sir Tony Blair between ...