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Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is suffering from pneumonia, his office has confirmed.Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is suffering from pneumonia, his office has confirmed.
The 69-year-old has been moved to a high-dependency unit, but a spokesman stressed that this was not because his condition had deteriorated.The 69-year-old has been moved to a high-dependency unit, but a spokesman stressed that this was not because his condition had deteriorated.
Mr Prescott has spent three nights in a hospital, which has not been named, since falling ill on Saturday. Mr Prescott has been in hospital since Saturday, when he was taken ill on a train from Hull to London.
It is believed he was taken ill on a train from his constituency in Hull to London King's Cross. His friends have told the BBC's Nick Robinson that Mr Prescott is conscious and there is no sense of alarm.
Last week, Mr Prescott returned from a tour of the US and the Caribbean, where he visited Jamaica and Barbados. Our correspondent said the friends had told him that Mr Prescott was sitting up and had managed to dictate a statement about his illness.
A spokesman for the deputy prime minister said he was not aware of the cause of the pneumonia. It is thought he was moved to the high dependency unit owing to his age and the fact that he suffers from type two diabetes.
"He has been moved to a high-dependency unit, not because of a deterioration in his condition but so that his condition can be monitored more closely," the spokesman said.
Mr Prescott's wife, Pauline, has been with him at hospital on Tuesday.Mr Prescott's wife, Pauline, has been with him at hospital on Tuesday.
His official spokesman said: "He has been moved to a high-dependency unit, not because of a deterioration in his condition but so that his condition can be monitored more closely."
Last week, Mr Prescott returned from a tour of the US and the Caribbean, where he visited Jamaica and Barbados.
Medication announcement
In May, Mr Prescott announced he would step down as Labour's deputy leader.In May, Mr Prescott announced he would step down as Labour's deputy leader.
He is due to leave office on 27 June, at the same time as Prime Minister Tony Blair.He is due to leave office on 27 June, at the same time as Prime Minister Tony Blair.
In 2002 it was announced he had suffered from Type 2 diabetes for a number of years, managing the condition with medication. During his 10 years as deputy prime minister, Mr Prescott has been generally in good health.
Mr Prescott was taken to hospital on Christmas Day, when he was treated for kidney stones. However, in 2002 it was announced he had suffered from diabetes for a number of years, managing the condition with medication.
And he was taken to hospital on Christmas Day 2006, when he was treated for kidney stones.
Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs, usually caused by an infection.
Many different bacteria, viruses and even fungi can bring on the illness - although Mr Prescott's official spokesman said he did not know what had caused the pneumonia in his case.
Bacteria are the most common cause of pneumonia in adults, and usually result in a more serious form of the illness than in children.