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John Prescott, who has died aged 86, was a figurehead of New Labour, who was also instinctively sceptical of some of its instincts.

He described the connections between bluegrass figurehead Bill Monroe and celebrated American songwriter John Prine.

Less than a year on he has replaced Marler in England's senior squad and is the figurehead for a new generation of England front-rowers.

It's one thing to back a jumbled, messy figurehead when your principal goal is sticking it to the woke liberals.

Had Wigan won just one major trophy this season, that would be considered the benchmark for a club of their stature - figureheads of northern hemisphere rugby league.