Pres ‧ cott, John /ˈpreskət/ BrE AmE
(1938–) a British politician in the Labour Party who was Deputy Prime Minister (1997–2007). He is thought of as being less ↑ middle class and more ↑ left wing than many of the leading people in the Labour Party. He was sometimes known as ‘two jags’ because he had two Jaguar cars although one of them was an official car that came with his job. He was also known for his confusing use of English.