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John Prescott's son David Prescott to stand as Labour MP in Gainsborough | John Prescott's son David Prescott to stand as Labour MP in Gainsborough |
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The son of former deputy prime minister John Prescott will fight for a seat in Parliament after two previous failed attempts to be selected. | The son of former deputy prime minister John Prescott will fight for a seat in Parliament after two previous failed attempts to be selected. |
David Prescott, 44, will be Labour candidate for Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, at the general election in May. | David Prescott, 44, will be Labour candidate for Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, at the general election in May. |
He was previously turned down by the party in Greenwich and Woolwich and his father's constituency of Hull East. | He was previously turned down by the party in Greenwich and Woolwich and his father's constituency of Hull East. |
Conservative Sir Edward Leigh has represented Gainsborough since 1983. | |
John Prescott, now Lord Prescott, was an MP for 40 years until 2010, serving as Tony Blair's deputy Prime Minster from 1997 to 2007. | John Prescott, now Lord Prescott, was an MP for 40 years until 2010, serving as Tony Blair's deputy Prime Minster from 1997 to 2007. |
He said that he had links to both previous constituencies he had attempted to be selected for and now lived near the Gainsborough area. | He said that he had links to both previous constituencies he had attempted to be selected for and now lived near the Gainsborough area. |
"I'm not the kind of person being parachuted into the streets. I'm very proud to have been selected to stand for Labour," he said. | "I'm not the kind of person being parachuted into the streets. I'm very proud to have been selected to stand for Labour," he said. |
He said the key issue for Gainsborough was transport and infrastructure. | He said the key issue for Gainsborough was transport and infrastructure. |
Conservative Sir Edward, a former chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, was first elected when the constituency was called Gainsborough and Horncastle. | Conservative Sir Edward, a former chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, was first elected when the constituency was called Gainsborough and Horncastle. |
At the last election, following the redrawing of the boundaries in 1997, he won with a majority of 10,559. | At the last election, following the redrawing of the boundaries in 1997, he won with a majority of 10,559. |
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