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Theresa May's Warning To Cop Killers

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Andrew Mitchell Says Deputy Speaker Shouldn't Quit Over Rape Allegations

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Plebgate Bicycle Sells For £10,600

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Fancy A New Bike?

28.04.2013

Former chief whip Andrew Mitchell's bicycle, which was at the centre of the "plebgate" row, is now for sale on eBay. Mitchell was riding...

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'A Dishonest And Illicit Attempt To Blacken My Name'

31.03.2013

Former cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell has waged war on the Metropolitan police, accusing it of trying to destroy his career. The former...

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Andrew Mitchell To Sue The Sun Over Plebgate Row

29.03.2013

Fallout from the "Plebgate" row has intensified, with ex-cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell taking legal action against The Sun newspaper,...

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Could There Be A 'Plebgate' Prosecution?

28.03.2013

A file of evidence linked to the investigation into the "Plebgate" row has been passed to prosecutors, Scotland Yard said. The information...

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What Comedy Can Learn From 'Plebgate'

27.03.2013

We have developed a shame around being posh. It's okay to laugh at someone who calls their father 'daddy, but not at someone who calls...

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Mehdi's Morning Memo: 'Permission To Obfuscate'

Mehdi Hasan 24.03.2013

The five things you need to know on Sunday 24 March 2013... 1) 'PERMISSION TO OBSFUSCATE' Those Tories who are desperate for Boris Johnson...

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A Comeback For Mitchell?

3.03.2013

Andrew Mitchell, the former Tory chief whip at the heart of the "Plebgate affair", has hinted he could be set to make a political comeback...

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Andrew Mitchell Tells Ministers To Justify Aid Budget

18.02.2013

The government needs to do more to justify increasing foreign aid at a time when a poll shows more than three quarters of the public want...

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'They Really Wanted Me To Lie Low'

3.02.2013

Andrew Mitchell has told of his frustration with Downing Street's handling of the plebgate furore claiming it just wanted him to "lie low"...

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Female Police Officer Arrested Over Andrew Mitchell 'Plebgate' Affair

1.02.2013

A female police officer tasked with protecting Government officials was today arrested over alleged leaks to the press about the so-called...

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Trust Me, I Know What I'm Doing...

27.01.2013

Trust has always been highly valued by society, but as just evidenced, its deficiency has become especially salient in recent years.

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MPs Slam Cameron And Heywood Over 'Plebgate'

21.01.2013

Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood was sharply criticised by MPs on Monday for his botched investigation into former chief whip Andrew...

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Police Pay Reform

10.01.2013

David Cameron is seeking to contain government spending which will include the police. How do negotiations between government and police...

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Downing Street Suspected 'Gigantic Conspiracy' Over Plebgate, But Did Not Investigate

10.01.2013

Sir Jeremy Heywood, the country's top civil servant, has said he suspected there was a "gigantic conspiracy" behind the row that led to...

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About Andrew Mitchell

Gedling MP Andrew Mitchell was installed as the government's chief whip in the recent reshuffle. The 56-year-old Tory is noted for his ambition, and admits to having a "competitive streak" - though he insists he is not "ruthless". Mitchell was educated at the prestigious Rugby public school and Cambridge University, before joining the army and serving as a UN peacekeeper during the 1970s. He went on to forge a lucrative career in banking, but was always determined to enter politics. While a child in Hampshire his father Sir David was elected as a Conservative MP and served as a minister under Margaret Thatcher.