John Prescott incidents that have caused widespread media interest. During the 2001 election campaign, Prescott was campaigning in Rhyl, Denbighshire when farmer Craig Evans threw an egg at him, which struck him in the neck. Prescott, a former amateur boxer, responded immediately with a straight left to the jaw. The incident, overshadowing the launch of the Labour Party manifesto on that day, was captured by numerous television crews. Tony Blair responded succinctly, stating, "John is John". A National Opinion Polls (NOP) survey found that the incident appeared to do no public harm to Prescott, and may even have benefited his standing amongst
Ron Evans (politician) third term at AMC and on July 22, 2011 was re-elected chief of Norway House Cree Nation. Ron Evans (politician) Ron Evans (born 1957) is a clergyman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. he is the Chief for the Norway House Cree Nation and former Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. A priest in the Anglican Church of Canada, Evans is also a prominent figure in the Aboriginal community of northern Manitoba. He unsuccessfully sought election to both the Manitoba Legislature and the House of Commons of Canada, and has served as a band councillor and chief. Evans was