Prescott Hits Back at Meyer, 'the Fop in Red Socks' ; Former Ambassador Should Quit His Job As Press Regulator, Says Deputy Pm

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JOHN Prescott was engaged in an extraordinary public slanging match with Britain's former ambassador to Washington last night over claims that he betrayed confidences in his explosive memoirs.

The Deputy Prime Minister, savagely criticised in Sir Christopher Meyer's account of his time in the U.S., insisted he was not fit to stay in his job as chairman of the Press Complaints Commission and demanded that he resign.

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Prescott Hits Back at Meyer, 'the Fop in Red Socks' ; Former Ambassador Should Quit His Job As Press Regulator, Says Deputy Pm

In a letter to Sir Christopher, Mr Prescott said he could no longer continue as an 'honest broker' overseeing the press...

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