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Lord Prescott branded fellow New Labour big beast Lord Blunkett a "bloody catastrophe" during an on-air bust-up with Piers Morgan this morning.

Suzanna Reid was forced to apologise for the former Deputy PM's language, after he angrily fell out with her co-host live on Good Morning Britain.

Mr Morgan quizzed Lord Prescott about a column written by Lord Blunkett, in which he described the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn as a "catastrophe."

The interview was conducted by video link to Labour's party conference in Liverpool.

During the increasingly heated exchange, Lord Prescott said: "You can put your money on it it'll be about punching, is that why you're down in London and not up here?"

Mr Morgan responded: "On a personal note, can I just say how thrilled I am to have you on the show today."

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Lord Blunkett said: "For the Labour Party I love, the party I have devoted more than 50 years of my life to serving, the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader is a catastrophe.

"I'm in despair at this calamitous situation. I honestly cannot see how we're going to get out of it."

Labour's party conference is to see a string of policy announcements following the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader on Saturday.

They include a pledge to ban fracking and a promise to maintain levels of regional funding post- Brexit .