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What’s the point of a Deputy Prime Minister?

What’s the point of a Deputy Prime Minister?

Update: 2024-11-231
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In the light of John Prescott’s death and the outpouring of tributes across the political spectrum we explore the role of the deputy in politics, from Clement Attlee to Willie Whitelaw to Michael Heseltine to Nick Clegg to Angela Rayner.

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What’s the point of a Deputy Prime Minister?

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