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Son of Labour grandee Prescott switches to Greens
The Independent
|March 07, 2026
The son of former Labour deputy prime minister John Prescott has joined the Green Party. David Prescott, who once tried to become a Labour MP, is thought to have become a member of Zack Polanski’s party last October, a year after his father died.
A post on Facebook shows him alongside Green activists in Gorton and Denton, the constituency where the party won a key Commons by-election last week. Alongside the photo, Mr Polanski wrote: “On the day we hit 200,000 members of the Green Party - really delighted to welcome David Prescott.”
David’s father, John Prescott, served as deputy prime minister for a decade and was a key part of Tony Blair’s government.
Karl Turner, who succeeded the late Mr Prescott as the Labour MP for Hull East in the 2010 general election, said the defection was “hugely disappointing” but “no surprise”.
This story is from the March 07, 2026 edition of The Independent.
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