With just days to go until the General Election, the bus containing Lord Prescott stopped off in Ironbridge today.

Lord Prescott was supporting Telford's Labour candidate Kuldip Sahota who welcomed him to the county along with dozens of Labour supporters.

John Prescott in Ironbridge

On a warm and sunny day in Ironbridge, Lord Prescott made a speech praising the way the campaign was going and urged members to step up their efforts as polling day nears.

He hailed the party's manifesto as the best ever and criticised Theresa May for not wanting to debate with other party leaders.

He was on a tour of the region as Labour continues to try and drum up support from voters ahead of Thursday's election.

Lord Prescott was also visiting Cannock, Birmingham and Tamworth today.

The party sees Telford as a key seat after Tory candidate Lucy Allan ended Labour's David Wright's 14-year reign as MP for the constituency in 2015.

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Lord Prescott, who served as Tony Blair's deputy leader from 1994 to 2007, said: "I think the campaign is going wonderful.

"Education and health have been damaged and Theresa May won't debate it. Theresa May is not a woman to trust.

"Is this the best manifesto you have ever had? We have the best manifesto. It is far better than the one in 1997. We are far clearer on the issues.

"Our manifesto is about the many, not the few. What unites us is belief in fairness and justice.

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"Every vote is important as the other. If you want Labour to come back here you have got to get out and vote and knock on people's doors."

He also attacked the press, claiming it had been "bought off" by Theresa May and her party.

Lord Prescott said it was his first visit back to Ironbridge since1997 and praised the iconic bridge.

The end of his speech was greeted with loud cheers and applause by Labour supporters.

Mr Sahota said: "Let's go out and knock on doors and get rid of Lucy!"

On a recent visit to the Shropshire Star office in Ketley, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn admitted that the Telford seat is being targeted for a Labour gain in this month's election.

Last month Mr Corbyn cancelled his visit to Telford in the wake of the Manchester attack which killed 22 people.