Conservative party chairman Eric Pickles continues to say nothing about the explosive revelations that CCHQ have have encouraged Tory activists to deliberately disrupt Labour party events.

Sky News today reported that the party is calling on Conservative Future members “to disrupt Gordon Brown’s announcement of Labour’s election slogan”.

In a leaked email to members, chairwoman Sophie Shrubsole said: “CCHQ (Conservative headquarters) have requested that Conservative Future members from across the country gather in Warwick to form our own publicity stunt.

“This will be a sign to the Prime Minister and the Labour Party as a whole, that as Conservatives we are ready for the General Election. It will no doubt act as a demoralising element to Gordon Brown’s trip.”

The story was first leaked by Paul Waugh at the Evening Standard, who published the whole email.

It quotes Sophie Shrubsole as saying she had “been informed by Conservative Head Quarters” of the last minute rally.

Eric Pickles recently said he would sack any party workers involved in dirty tricks during the election campaign.

Paul Waugh points out:

It suggests (assuming it is not a spoof) that the Conservatives are actively planning regular swoops to disrupt Labour events. Most importantly, it shows that CCHQ are directly involved, rather than allowing ‘localism’ to rule….

And yet Eric Pickles has been conspicuously quiet from saying anything on the matter, let alone taking any action on his own words.

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