Ian and Charles, your absurd suggestion:
I think this is Two Jags.
This is Mr Prescott.
I mean, he speaks, you know, from a position of authority.
I mean, John as we know is a man who... more than punches above his own weight.
I once went to see Tony Blair.
And he had one of these Billy Bass fish things in his office.
And as I was coming out I said to him "What's that?"
And he said "Oh, that's a present from John Prescott."
The next day, by pure chance I was walking down the corridor in the House of Commons, who's coming along but John Prescott.
I said "Oh, hello John. I saw your fish yesterday."
He said "Have you been in and seen Tony?"
I said "Yes, I have."
He said "Ugh, the only way I find out who's seen Tony is they all come up to me and say 'John, I saw your fish.'."
Anyway, i think this was our esteemed Deputy Prime Minister.
Having a bit of a dig at me.
What did you do to provoke his wrath?
It was Paul Marsden, wasn't it? Wasn't it his defection that angered him so?
I think that he probably wasn't too delighted by that.
Although some of your party haven't been too delighted by that.
Some people are now saying your a dustbin for disaffected politicians.
You're in a difficult position though, you can't really say 'no', you can;t turn him down, can you?
Well, not if somebody subscribes to the principles and the values of the party-
For over 5 minutes.
-which he does.
I think Marsden better watch out.
I think Prescott might find him in the tearoom and give him a good thumping.
It's the Christmas spirit, and its notable absence in Westminster.
John Prescott's attack on the Lib Dems was prompted by the defection of Paul Marsden who's allegedly been confronted in the House of Commons bar...
...by Labour MPs telling him:
Honestly, when that Margaret Beckett's had a Malibu...
