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John Prescott, Labour MP for Kingston on Hull (East) since 1970, is a candidate for the deputy leadership. He is a working-class man who can be outspoken and believes strongly in social justice. Born in 1938, he left school at 15 and spent 10 years in the Merchant Navy before becoming involved in union work. He went to Ruskin College, Oxford in 1963 at the age of 25 and then to Hull University where he completed an economics degree in 1968. He was involved in the 1966 seamen's strike. In 1966 he stood as a Labour candidate in Southport. He was PPS to the Secretary of State for Trade from 1974-1976 and became front bench spokesman on Transport in 1988. He thinks the deputy leader should consider the problems of membership and providing better understanding for supporters.
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Labour MP (Member of Parliament) Dennis Edward Skinner, 60, always attends debates and votes more than most. He is witty, rude and aggressive. He is a miner's son from Derbyshire, the third of nine children. Solidarity was vital for survival in the mining world. Dennis became the youngest president of the National Union of Miners in 1964. He keeps fit through cross country running and cycling. He is a good impressionist.
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Norman Lamont has been forecasting economic recovery since taking office as United Kingdom's Chancellor of the Exchequer. His appointment was not popular and his ability is doubted by many although he is recognised to be technically qualified for his job. He dislikes journalists and critical press coverage. He was allegedly partly responsible for ousting Mrs Thatcher as Conservative Party leader.
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