Philip Cotton

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Philip Cotton was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1999 and 2000.

After Terry Brooks resigned, Cotton became Prime Minister ahead of a rumoured general election. (PROSE: Millennium Shock)

Behind the scenes

• Lance Parkin's AHistory compared Philip Cotton to the real world Jack Straw, who served in Tony Blair's Cabinet. Jack Straw and Philip Cotton both have agricultural products as surnames.