John Prescott had a storied political career but his most memorable moment was arguably when he punched a protester on the election trail in 2001. The then deputy prime minister, who died on Wednesday,

The then deputy prime minister struck a man who hit him on the head with an egg while on the campaign trail in Wales in 2001.

The Labour former prime minister’s voice quavered as he paid tribute to his deputy prime minister, who has died aged 86.