Lord Prescott statue refusal is 'terribly disappointing', says Hull MP
Councillor Julia Conner raised the motion for the statue, but the plans were rejected after a 26-26 tied vote. Lord Mayor Cheryl Payne cast the deciding vote.Turner said: "The money was going to be a tiny amount of money from the leader's fund, probably £1,000 would have done it. The rest of the money would have come in from donations and good will gestures and charitable giving from members of the public."He added: "I've got businesses who are prepared to put fairly substantial amounts of money in because they think to have a tribute to John Prescott is worth having in this city."John was a legend, always banging the drum for Hull."Council leader Mike Ross had voted against the motion and said such a statue would cost "upward of £150,000". He had questioned whether the public would feel it was "right to spend taxpayers' money on this proposal".Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
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