Sir Eric Pickles says female MPs are 'by and large better' than men

Former Conservative party chair tells BBC Radio 4 that women wanting to enter politics face an ‘enormous glass ceiling’Sir Eric Pickles, the former cabinet minister and Conservative party chair, has said female MPs tend to be better than their male counterparts.The Brentwood and Ongar MP, who is retiring from parliament after representing the Essex constituency for 25 years, said women who wanted to enter politics faced an “enormous glass ceiling”. Continue reading...