<text>  John Prescott above, deputy prime minister from 1997 to 2007, claimed that the rise in radicalised teenagers is down to Tony Blairs bloody crusades John Prescott has suggested the rise in radicalised teenagers is down to Tony Blair wanting to invade everywhere. The former Labour deputy prime minister claimed it was unsurprising that young Muslims were turning to extremism when they switch on the television to see more rockets being fired in the Middle East. The comments were made at a fundraising event in Gainsborough on February 19 for Lord Prescotts son David. They come amid an increasing anxiety about the number of young students fleeing to the Middle East to fight for ISIS. The 76-year-old said: I was with Tony Blair on Iraq. We were wrong. They told us it wasnt regime change. It was. Now Tony, unfortunately is still in to that. I mean the way hes going now, he now wants to invade everywhere. He should put a white coat on with a red cross and lets start the bloody crusades again. Every time people watch the television where their families are worried, their kids are being killed and murdered and rockets firing on all these people, thats what radicalises them. The event was just days before Ed Miliband announced Lord Prescott would be joining the Labour party as a special adviser on climate change, the Daily Telegraph reported. The decision to call on Prescott ahead of the general election has be seen by some as an attempt to turn the clock back to when Labour used to win elections. The move was backed by Alastair Campbell, Blairs former spin doctor, who also pledged to join the effort to get Miliband elected. Scroll down for video . Prescott left said that unfortunately Blair right still wants to invade everywhere. They are pictured together on the second day of the Labour Party Annual Conference in September 2004 . It is not the first time Prescott has launched an offensive against Blair. In his memoirs he claims he called the former prime minister a little s during a blazing argument. He has similarly criticised Blair in the past for justifying regime change and using political force during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He wrote in a Mirror column last year: This is totally unacceptable and provokes people in communities angry about the Wests actions. It is not the first time Lord Prescott centre has criticised Blair right. In his memoir he claims he called the former Labour leader a little s during a blazing row . I challenged Tony about the danger of becoming involved with what Bush acknowledged was a crusade. Bob Neill, the Conservative vice-chairman, said Prescotts latest comments show Labour has not changed. He said: Their bitter divisions would cause chaos for Britain if they got into Government. A Labour spokesman said: Johns views on this do not represent the views of the Labour Party. 