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
David Evans (British politician) making remarks considered racist, such as asking how the sixth-formers would feel if their daughter was raped by "some black bastard". The Six won substantial damages from Evans in July 1998, who thereafter apologised for what he had said and promised never to repeat it. After losing his seat in Parliament, he continued to manage his industrial cleaning business, the Broadreach Group, which he sold in May 2002 for around £17 million. David Evans died on 22 October 2008, of pulmonary fibrosis. He was married to Janice Evans who died on 9 August 2016 aged 79. David Evans (British politician)