PRESCOTT HAS CRABS

Prescott asked to list 'dome gifts'

John Prescott has been urged to list any gifts received from companies involved with the Millennium Dome after claims he was given a Wild West outfit by American billionaire Philip

Anschutz.
The Tories also demanded to know whether any presents had been declared in the Commons Register of Members' Interests and how much tax the Deputy Prime Minister had paid on them to customs.
Their call came after a report that Mr Prescott had received an elaborate costume from Philip Anschutz on a visit to the American billionaire's ranch last year.

It included a pair of tooled leather boots, a Stetson hat, and a belt with Mr Prescott's initials - JP - on a silver buckle, the Mail on Sunday claimed.
Such items, made by local craftsmen, were said to cost anything up to £10,800.
The report follows a row over Mr Prescott's visit last July to the Colorado ranch of Mr Anschutz, who is bidding to open a super-casino in the Millennium Dome.

Mr Prescott's stay is already under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Sir Philip Mawer, who wants to establish whether there were any conflicts of interest.
Shadow culture secretary Hugo Swire wrote to Sir Philip asking whether he would consider "undeclared gifts or undeclared hospitality on this or other occasions".

He also urged Sir Philip to "examine whether duty should have been paid on the importation of any gifts".
In a separate letter to Mr Prescott, Mr Swire complained that he had not had a reply to a July 5 letter to the Deputy Prime Minister about meetings with companies involved with the Dome casino project.