95 Quotes by John Prescott

It was a terrible tragedy that that young lad was killed but ... an independent inquiry is underway. Let us wait for the facts,

It is totally unacceptable that Britain could be held to ransom in this kind of blockade raising out of a dispute in France.

It's not moving as fast as we'd hoped it would,

The objectives remain the same and indeed that has been made clear by the Prime Minister in a speech yesterday that the objectives are clear and the one about the removal of the Taliban is not something we have as a clear objective to implement but it is possible a consequence that will flow from the Taliban clearly giving protection to Bin Laden and the UN resolution made it absolutely clear that anyone that finds them in that position declares themselves an enemy and that clearly is a matter for these objectives.

I want to be a champion of your industry.

The choice is not normally between the north and south. It might be between Britain and Europe.

I'm not a fancy rapier man-more of a broadsword. Not for me the flesh wound. I prefer to take the head off.

I'm kind of on the fence. On one hand it's easy to take it and be done with it. But on the other hand, it sends the wrong message to my daughter.

I haven't seen the letter and I think it would be terrible if it was done that way,