John Prescott's keynote speech at the State of the North 2015 conference

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In a keynote speech at the launch of IPPR North's State of the North 2015 report, former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott asks whether the northern powerhouse is 'a southern idea or a northern vision?'

John Prescott's keynote speech at the State of the North 2015 conference

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