As reported by 24 Dash News: “John Prescott’s future was under further
scrutiny today amid fresh allegations that his office assisted billionaire
Philip Anschutz’s bid to run a super-casino in the Millennium Dome by
scuppering a rival application in Southend-on-Sea. “Emails have come to
light purporting to show that the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister tried
to scupper a rival super-casino application by planning officials from
Southend-on-Sea Council. “They came as the Tories accused Cabinet Secretary
Sir Gus O’Donnell of ignoring allegations that Mr Prescott breached the
Ministerial Code by visiting billionaire Philip Anschutz’s ranch. “Pressure
on Mr Prescott showed no sign of relenting, despite the Deputy Prime
Minister’s insistence yesterday that he would not quit.”