In a pickle?

Iain Martin writes an important piece over at Three Line Whip, in which he reveals that the Cameroons may be turning against Eric Pickles.  According to Martin, their beef with the shadow communities secretary is that he took too much of the credit for the Crewe and Nantwich success, and that he’s been “grandstanding” ever since.  That opinion may even be shared by David Cameron.  Here’s the bottom line:

“One Tory sage says Pickles may still become the Conservatives’ chairman yet if he can get over this rough patch, but then his mood darkens: ‘The problem is that when David (Cameron) has made up his mind about someone he rarely alters it. If he has decided to regard Pickles as a terrible show-off and not as much of a team player as he should be then he’ll be very difficult to shift in that view. Shame really.'”