An emotional Tony Blair spoke of John Prescott's incident with a protestor when he was hit with an egg during a tribute to his former Deputy following his death today.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair reminisced about the time his former Deputy John Prescott punched a protestor - in a tribute after he died today aged 86 following his battle with Alzheimer's.
Clearly emotional, he said: "I was just thinking this morning about the the time when in the 2001 election - remember when someone smashed an egg on his head and he turned around and he punched the guy and laid him out? "And so was that supposed to be an answer? I said, 'Yes, that's an answer.' That's as much as you can say, and that's what he was like, there were no rules that he really abided by. I feel a huge sense of loss, because it wasn't just a political relationship. I had a profound affection for him."
Lord Prescott said at the time: "I was attacked by an individual. In the melee that followed I clearly defended myself."
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