John Prescott’s regretless egg-throwing punch sufferer reacts to politician’s demise
The man who threw an egg at John Prescott – dubbed the ‘Rumble In The Rhyll’ – has paid tribute to the late politician.
Craig Evans was the man who threw an egg at the former deputy Prime Minister in 2001 during a protest over farming issues.
After tracking him down at his home, Mr Evans, 53, a dad of two told the Mirror: “A friend called me this morning to say he died, he had Alzheimers I believe, you wouldn’t wish that on anyone, my thoughts are with his family. The guy has died.”
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He added: “Alzheimer’s is a terrible thing… my grandad died of Alzheimers and you wouldn’t wish that on anyone. It robs the person and it robs the family of the person.”
Mr Evans said he has been given opportunities to appear on TV shows to speak about the incident, which hit headlines across the UK, but has always turned down the opportunities.
Asked for his thoughts on it now he said: “It’s too long ago, it is what it is it happened at the time. I’m well known [for it]”.
He added he did not regret the incident. “I still believe now what I did back then.”
Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s, his family announced early this morning.
His family said he had “spent his life trying to improve the lives of others, fighting for social justice and protecting the environment”. The former trade union activist and ex-merchant seaman died “peacefully” and surrounded by relatives at his care home, they said.
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Entering the House of Lords in 2010, after serving four decades as an MP for Kingston upon Hull, he was a key figure of Sir Tony Blair’s New Labour project, seen by many as custodian of the party’s traditional values in the face of a modernising leadership.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer described him as a “true giant” of the Labour movement and someone who “changed people’s lives”. Former prime minister Tony Blair said there was “no-one quite like him in British politics”, while former PM Gordon Brown described him as a “titan of the Labour movement”.
In a statement released after his death, his wife Pauline and sons Johnathan and David said that representing the people of Hull had been “his greatest honour”.
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