Will we be picking up the bill for his council tax too? I've not been well either but that doesn't entitle me to any favours. Time this man stopped living off the fat of the land and provided for himself and his family.

Christine Melsom, Farmham, England

What madness John should p[ay the going rent and stop living off the state. Why should he get away with it i'm fed up with this government with their rule for them and another for the tax payers. He should go and stay at his house in Hull.

Michael Whitehead, Rotherham, England

Corrupt to the end

syd, Leeds, uk

So Mr. Prescott "had yet to find new accommodation" in London? What has he been doing since he announced his resignation last September? He was sacked from any job relating to any Whitehall department, so that alone gave him plenty of time to look. But of course he did have all of those leisurely junkets hither, thither, and yon that consumed at least some of his spare time.

I wonder what kind of odds I could get that say in six months he will still be in that flat, sponging off the poor tax-payer?

Bob Evans, Anaheim, California

Correction - £2000 per week.

Ian, Solihull,

Has he been told it is £2000 a month?

If not, have the failures been sacked?

Ian, Solihull,

Good, for this surely means that I will be able, when I submit my tax return a few weeks late, to ask the Inspector to waive any penalty charges on the grounds that completing the return on time was not practicable as I had been unwell! What's sauce for the goose ....

Michael T, Surrey, UK

....and a couple of female civil servants as well?

P. Foot, Swansea,

As a champion of Old Labour, why can he not RENT a home while he is "looking"? A flat in a tower block in Lambeth or Southwark for example? Overlooking the wonderful railways that he used to be in charge of? Or the docks that used to be working when he was a ship's steward?

Bill McCann, Suzhou, China

this is yet again rules being bent for their own end. Prescoot had 10 months to find a new home and blair has had 2 years. this to me shows they are not able to organise their own lives but are telling us how we should live and take us to war, or are they just taking advantage of their power, or both.

Dennis Freeman, Norwich,

Is there an indoor croquet lawn at the Admiralty Arch flat ??

Rick, London, England

Why does he need a London home?. Is he expecting a peerage? He already has a home. Lets face he will no longer making important governmental decisions

ann, Whitby, UK

How long does he need to look? He announced well before his illness that he was stepping down.
But let him stay as long as he likes, BUT pay market related rent, council tax and all bills...

David, London,