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Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks with former Tory chairman Eric Pickles, the former London mayor Ken Livingstone and the former Cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell.
The Communities Secretary Eric Pickles says he’s seen an estimate for how many arrivals the government expects from Bulgaria. But where is it?
Eric Pickles is under fire after issuing new guidelines on how to tackle illegal traveller sites, with campaigners claiming he would spark an “open season on ethnic minorities”.
Home owners will be allowed to cash in by renting their driveways to commuters, under new guidelines announced by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.
As a judge outlaws prayers at council meetings, Comunities Secretary Eric Pickles tells Channel 4 News he is “standing up for part of British traditional Christian culture”.
Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, said there was more to be done to show that “faith in Islam can be part of British identity” and apparently struck a raw nerve among some Muslim leaders.
Gary Gibbon
There was talk before the floods that Eric Pickles might be a marked man in the reshuffle expected after the elections in May. It’s hard to imagine he’s helped his chances in the last day or so.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles says the government “made a mistake” and should have dredged the flood-hit Somerset Levels.
The communities secretary, Eric Pickles, announces the government will spend an extra £130m to bolster Britain’s flood defences, as the army is finally deployed to help in Somerset.
Eric Pickles warns councils against using residents as “cash cows” by doling out penalties for petty offences after a sixteen-fold increase in such fines.
Long-struggling councils will see spending power cut by 1.7 per cent next year, leading some MPs to accuse Communities Secretary Eric Pickles of treating them with “contempt”.
Local councils are being urged by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles “to take a good hard look at what they own” in order to save taxpayers’ money and improve local services.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles appears to have scrapped plans to force councils to reinstate weekly rubbish collections, the government waste review is expected to announce.
Eric Pickles targets council waste, claiming local authorities can protect front line services by slashing senior salaries and sharing back-office services. Cathy Newman digs in.
Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles writes for Channel 4 News on the Localism Bill, saying “the time has come to restore town halls to their former glory”.