At the end of the day John Prescott is in the position he is becuase he is the deputy leader of the labour party and elected to that post by the labour members so realistically he holds quite a significant amount of control over TB where his position is concerned this is why he wasn't totally sacked after a)punching a member of the public b) sleaze allegations regarding his personal finances & housing arrangements c)sleeping with his secretary and embarrasing the government generally by being an incomprehensible, overblown buffoon who uses his position to further his greed for luxery cars, luxury flats and women. Realistically he is a working class boy who made good and then went a bit too far - but no leader will sack him while he is held by the labour party as their last survivor of the old guard - even though he appears to stand for nothing but his own advancement - there thats my opinion!