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article 18 December 2012 UK
CCTV casts doubt on account of Andrew Mitchell exchange
CCTV casts doubt on account of Andrew Mitchell exchange

Exclusive: Dispatches and Channel 4 News reveal CCTV footage of the exchange between Andrew Mitchell and police officers that raises questions about the account in police logs leaked to the media.

article 19 December 2012 Politics
Revealed: Mitchell 'plebgate' row eyewitness email
The eyewitness email to Andrew Mitchell 'plebgate' row

As a new investigation is launched into allegations that Andrew Mitchell called police officers "plebs", Channel 4 News reveals the controversial email accusing the former chief whip of swearing.

article 19 December 2012 Politics
Andrew Mitchell 'plebgate' row: the key questions
Andrew Mitchell 'plebgate' row: the key questions (G)
Michael Crick by Michael Crick

After a Channel 4 News and Dispatches investigation questions the account recorded in a police log and results in calls for an investigation, Michael Crick answers the key questions on the row.

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article 15 June 2013 UK
A diplomatic protection group police officer outside scene of the alleged incident
New arrests in 'plebgate' investigation

A diplomatic protection group police officer is arrested in connection with the Andrew Mitchell "plebgate" affair following fresh information.

post 13 June 2013
Michael Crick is Political Correspondent for Channel 4 News Read more on Michael's blog Does Sun 'plebgate' libel defence show more evidence of police conspiracy?

Testimony of an anonymous woman in defence of a " plebgate" libel action brought by Andrew Mitchell against The Sun could be more evidence of a conspiracy against him.

article 10 June 2013 UK
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe (R)
Met police chief under fire from MPs over 'plebgate' inquiry

MPs hit out at the police investigation into the Plebgate row, with one saying Andrew Mitchell was a victim of media spin "at the highest level" of the Met, and another suggesting Channel 4 take over.

post 09 June 2013
Michael Crick is Political Correspondent for Channel 4 News Read more on Michael's blog David Davis's tough questions to Hogan-Howe over Plebgate 'leak'

Friends of Plebgate MP Andrew Mitchell are piling the pressure on Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe. Was he the source of leaks to journalists over the scandal?

post 08 June 2013
Michael Crick is Political Correspondent for Channel 4 News Read more on Michael's blog Met police chief Hogan-Howe on the rack over Plebgate leak

Friends of Andrew Mitchell are pursuing Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe over whether he leaked details of a Scotland Yard report on Plebgate to journalists.

article 31 March 2013 UK
Andrew Mitchell (pic: Reuters)
Plebgate: Mitchell complains to IPCC over Met police

Former chief whip Andrew Mitchell makes a formal complaint to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) over an alleged leak of the Met police report into the "plebgate" affair.

article 29 March 2013 UK
Andrew Mitchell claims he was 'stitched up' over the row (pic: Reuters)
Andrew Mitchell sues The Sun over 'plebgate'

Former cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell sues The Sun newspaper over the "plebgate" row after it ran a story in which it claims the chief whip swore at police and called them "plebs".