Labour spin doctor Alistair Campbell, revealed in an autobiography how Prime Minister Tony Blair almost resigned because of the Iraq War.
"It was the night before the House of Commons vote on the war. The Cabinet Secretary said that we'd have to make Prescott Prime Minister until someone with brains could be found, and Special Branch were sent to all the brothels in Westminster to find him."
Prescott, who has a reputation for being a fat bastard, was eventually found fighting with a journalist in a London street.
Campbell admitted "It was a grim moment for the country. Thank God the spineless Members of Parliament voted for the war. If they hadn't, Prescott would have become Prime Minister."
New Prime Minister Gordon Brown has cleverly refused to designate Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Harriet Harman "Deputy Prime Minister". Ms Harman recently told Jeremy Paxman in a BBC interview that the Government was wrong to have ordered the invasion of Iraq and should apologise for it, then denied saying anything of the sort. A Brown confidante told our reporter "Gordon obviously couldn't trust her after that. However, in order to pacify her, she was appointed Leader of the House, so she gets a fat salary. What a greedy cow!"
