Santa's present for John Prescott- a kidney stone for Christmas Day
Our beloved deputy leader must have been a bad boy this year as John Prescott was taken to hospital on Christmas Day after falling ill with a kidney stone. Prezza took an unexpected tour of front line NHS Accident and Emergency staff on Christmas day at his local hospital in Hull- Castle Hill Hospital. Officials said that Prescott still intended to deputise for Tony Bliar, who has swanned off to Miami for a post Christmas break.
Mr Prescott was at home in his Hull East constituency with his wife, Pauline, and other family members when he fell ill. He was taken to Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, where he was treated for a kidney stone. He is now recovering at home. Mr Prescott said: “I’d like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff who looked after me on Christmas Day. They do such a brilliant job, 365 days a year, and it was a real pleasure to have my Christmas dinner among such dedicated people.
The illness is a further tribulation for Mr Prescott, 68, at the end of a challenging year. He announced in September that he would step down as deputy leader next year, apologising to Labour activists for letting them down. His move followed revelations of an affair with Tracey Temple, his secretary, and a Cabinet reshuffle in which he lost many of his responsibilities.
He was also embroiled in controversy over his links to an American billionaire bidding to build a casino in the Millennium Dome, but he rejected calls to resign, claiming that he wanted to attempt to restore his reputation before he left office.
Mr Prescott is diabetic, but his spokeswoman said that she was not aware of any previous problems with kidney stones.
Kidney stones occur in about 12 per cent of men and four per cent of women. They form when minerals or salts usually found in urine form solid crystals in the kidneys.
The condition can cause acute pain, especially when the stones pass from the kidney to the bladder. The pain from kidney stones has been described as second only to child birth.
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Mr Prescott was at home in his Hull East constituency with his wife, Pauline, and other family members when he fell ill. He was taken to Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, where he was treated for a kidney stone. He is now recovering at home. Mr Prescott said: “I’d like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff who looked after me on Christmas Day. They do such a brilliant job, 365 days a year, and it was a real pleasure to have my Christmas dinner among such dedicated people.
The illness is a further tribulation for Mr Prescott, 68, at the end of a challenging year. He announced in September that he would step down as deputy leader next year, apologising to Labour activists for letting them down. His move followed revelations of an affair with Tracey Temple, his secretary, and a Cabinet reshuffle in which he lost many of his responsibilities.
He was also embroiled in controversy over his links to an American billionaire bidding to build a casino in the Millennium Dome, but he rejected calls to resign, claiming that he wanted to attempt to restore his reputation before he left office.
Mr Prescott is diabetic, but his spokeswoman said that she was not aware of any previous problems with kidney stones.
Kidney stones occur in about 12 per cent of men and four per cent of women. They form when minerals or salts usually found in urine form solid crystals in the kidneys.
The condition can cause acute pain, especially when the stones pass from the kidney to the bladder. The pain from kidney stones has been described as second only to child birth.
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