For the first time in a decade John Prescott hasn't been running the country while the Prime Minister takes his summer holidays. Since Tony Blair's successor has barely taken a holiday it hardly seems to matter.
Indeed, Gordon Brown has decided he doesn't need a deputy Prime Minister.
In this week's Sunday Supplement, Anthony Howard recalls who in previous summers was Minding The Shop.
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