It may seem incredible to some. But the MP for Rushcliffe has changed his mind after two decades of refusing to use a mobile phone - to the frustration of anyone trying to get hold of him.
What’s more, he is now using a Blackberry. Or at least owns one. It appears that fellow Tories want Clarke to be instantly accessible now he is in the shadow cabinet. Wonders never cease.
Jim Pickard and Alex Barker, FT Westminster correspondents, share the latest news and gossip from the UK's political scene.
Alex Barker has been an FT political correspondent since July 2007. He joined the paper in 2005, after working in current affairs television.
Jim Pickard joined the FT's lobby team in January 2008, having been a regional correspondent, assistant UK news editor and property correspondent.
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