Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has urged Ed Miliband to be bolder, claiming it looks as though the Labour leader has resigned himself to not winning the 2015 election outright.
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has dismissed shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna as "Chumbawumba" at a Labour Party conference event.
Lord Prescott made the remark during an interview with comedian Matt Forde at the Comedy Store in Manchester, while being asked about how he viewed modern Labour politicians, like the Streatham MP.
Forde asked: "Do you find it difficult? ... When you are watching people do speeches, like ... Chuka Umunna?"
Lord Prescott replied: "They can call him Chumbawumba." He also quipped that water was now in fashion.
The Labour MP was famously drenched by anti-establishment band Chumbawumba at the 1998 Brit Awards when they poured a bucket of ice cold water on him.
When the group announced their split in 2012, Lord Prescott took to Twitter to express his delight.
He wrote "Chumbawho?" and said he would mark the moment by going to buy their greatest hits album.
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