Prescott in special care unit with pneumonia

Little more to add really. Has just been stated on Channel 4 News as a "this just in" before the credits. The rumours were true it seems. In a statement on PA, a spokesman from the Deputy Prime Minister's Office said,

"The Deputy Prime Minister's Office has tonight confirmed that the Deputy Prime Minister is suffering from pneumonia.
He has been moved to a high-dependency unit, not because of a deterioration in his condition but so that his condition can be monitored more closely."

Developing story I guess.