Factbox-Key facts about John Prescott, Britain's former deputy PM, dead at 86

FILE PHOTO: Britain's former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott waits to enter the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Here are key facts about John Prescott, Britain's combative former deputy prime minister, who has died after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, his family said on Thursday:

- Prescott, 86, served as deputy prime minister in Tony Blair's Labour government from 1997 to 2007 and received a peerage in 2010.