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Blair: Prescott Will Stand In
Prime Minister Tony Blair came to the defense of his second in command John Prescott by saying that he has not seen any evidence that indicated Prescott's interference in the selection of Britain's first super casino.
The Prime Minister also said that Prescott would be standing in for him "as normal" come next month, when he goes on holiday.
These statements were released by Blair during his interview at BBC One's The Politics Show. Blair also dismissed call for an enquiry over the nature of Prescott's links with casino tycoon Philip Anschutz, despite recent admission of Anschutz Entertainment Group's CEO Tim Leiweke that the issue of casino licenses came up in a'couple of conversations'.
"Has anybody got any actual evidence that John has interfered in this process in an improper way?" Blair said of his deputy.
"I haven't seen any. I mean I've seen newspaper allegations about something to do with cowboy boots and some belt or something," he added.
"Mr Leiweke said the casinos were mentioned, but not discussed. He acknowledged that his company did not lobby Mr Prescott because they realised he had no influence over the granting of the licence. This is in line with what we have been saying all along," said a spokesman for John Prescott.
Friday, 18. 2006
Gerald Kernighan