Eric Pickles: work harder, city mayors and gay marriage

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles backed William Hague's calls for people to work harder.

He spoke to Andrew Neil about the economy, his disappointment over the referendum results for city mayors, culling legislation, and why he thought gay marriage was a question of "good manners" in the Sunday Interview.

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