Michael Crick
New plebgate CCTV corroborates footage broadcast by C4
Scotland Yard today finally published their report into the plebgate affair, providing new information about how the leaks occurred and what happened.
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Simon Israel
‘Police Federation crusades against politicians must end’ – report
Wholesale changes are being proposed to the culture, behaviour, structure, organisation and financial accountability of the Police Federation for the first time in its 95 year history.
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Michael Crick
‘Plebgate’ officer convicted – but big questions remain
So Keith Wallis has admitted his guilt and faces the prospect of several months in jail. But is still doesn’t clear Andrew Mitchell’s name, as another policeman stands by his account of “plebgate”.
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Michael Crick
Police officers grilled over ‘plebgate’ meeting
MPs have quizzed key figures from the police over the plebgate affair, which engulfed politician Andrew Mitchell last year.
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Michael Crick
‘Half an apology’ from police reps on plebgate
“It wasn’t their poor judgement in talking to the media, but in not telling the truth” – the verdict of one source on the policy apology.
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Michael Crick
Plebgate: MPs to grill inspector who said colleagues should face misconduct action
The home affairs select committee has just announced a new star witness at their hearing into plebgate on Wednesday afternoon.
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Michael Crick
Two more Plebgate arrests – now eight in total
Two more people were arrested today by the Metropolitan police over the Plebgate affair. That makes eight arrests so far.
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Michael Crick
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.
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Michael Crick
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?
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Michael Crick
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.
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Michael Crick
Must try harder: PM’s report on the Cabinet Secretary
Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood, who proved unhelpfully incurious over the plebgate affair, is fingered by the PM over the west coast mainline franchise fiasco.
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FactCheck Q&A: The shady regimes that still get UK aid
Rwanda will see its aid budget reduced amid allegations it is helping rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Who else gets our money – and are their hands clean?