article_snippet: Local Government and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said in a joint statement:
article_snippet: Local Government and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles (left) and
article_snippet: Mr McLoughlin said: ‘Helping local businesses thrive is a key part of Our long term economic plan.
article_snippet: By Mr Pickles and Mr McLoughlin .
article_snippet: Eric Pickles and Patrick McLoughlin rely on Eric Pickles and Patrick McLoughlin every day.
article_snippet: To do Eric Pickles and Patrick McLoughlin jobs, drop the kids off at school, or take an elderly relative shopping.
article_snippet: Residents and businesses just had to suffer in silence.