John Prescott Reviews National Treat Level
Critics may have accused him of mishandling the important jobs but John Prescott spent Sunday proving that he is still at the heart of government and that he knows exactly what he is doing. The Deputy Prime Minister was making a surprise visit to MI5’s London headquarters when he declared to waiting reporters that ‘I’m here to check on this here National Treat Level.’ Half an hour later, he emerged from the staff canteen to assure everyone: ‘Now that’s a proper cup of tea…’
When it was suggested that he had made yet another blunder, Mr. Prescott responded in typically robust fashion. ‘This is not the time for blaming anybody. I came here today to support our people and to say that our intelligence service is still one of the finest in the world and that they put on a right proper spread. I also wanted to restate, on behalf of Prime Minister Tony Blair, that we should maintain our vigilance in the matter of calories, whilst also making real and significant improvements in the provision of pastries, bread puddings, and jaffa cakes.’
