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
St John Evans 25 July 1956. St John Evans Henry St John Tomlinson Evans (known as St John; 1905 – 25 July 1956) was the fifth Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha. Educated at Merchant Taylor’s and St John’s College, Oxford he was ordained in 1928. From 1931 until 1941 he held posts in what is now Ghana, ending his time there as Archdeacon of Ashanti. A chaplain to the Forces from 1942 to 1944 he was then appointed Director of Missions in Southern Rhodesia before elevation to the Episcopate in 1951. He died