Eric Pickles MP was disappointed by Soviet tanks in Prague in 1968 Photo: OLI SCARFF The right-winger said he had only joined the Tories as a teenager in protest at the Soviet Union’s invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Full Article at The Telegraph

Chris Grayling wants official government forms to record marital status again - Sunday Times "Steven Norris, the former Tory transport minister and London mayoral candidate, who is currently chairman of Jarvis, a rail engineering firm, is likely to... Full Article at ConservativeHome

With its moody lighting, low-slung sofas and plasma TVs, there is only one Cabinet Minister who would feel truly at home here – this is the £13million new Whitehall ‘palace’ being built for Peter Mandelson. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK

RED alert at Conservative Central Office: Eric Pickles, the bullish Tory party chairman, has outed himself as a former communist. Full Article at Times Online

David Cameron's job is to win an election by any means he sees fit Photo: PA After the 'Turnip Taliban' rebellion in Norfolk, the Conservative leader is this time fighting to contain a series of rows involving traditionalists in... Full Article at The Telegraph

Conservative chairman Eric Pickles has visited the region to give party activists a pep-talk as they make plans for next year’s General Election. The politician took time out to answer questions put by The Northern Echo’s Joe Willis. Full Article at The Northern Echo