Plebgate: Andrew Mitchell should not have lost job, says ex-PC A police officer who witnessed the so-called Plebgate row has said it was a nonsense incident that should not have cost Andrew Mitchell his job. Mr Mitchell, who quit as chief whip after the incident at Downing Streets gates, lost a libel case on Thursday. A High Court judge ruled the Tory MP probably had called officers plebs. Ian Richardson, said the fall-out from the row was totally unnecessary. The prime minister said it was never right to be abusive or rude to police. Asked about the ruling following a keynote speech in Staffordshire on immigration, David Cameron added: Weve had a court case now. Thats how we do things in this country. The judge has made very clear his verdict and I think everyone should accept that verdict and move on. The row erupted in September 2012 when Mr Mitchell was stopped from cycling through the gates to Downing Street by PC Toby Rowland, who said the politician had sworn at him and called him and his colleagues plebs. Mr Mitchell acknowledged he had used bad language but maintained he had not used the word pleb. He sued News Group Newspapers for the Sun newspapers coverage of the incident. [...] newsinlondon/plebgate-andrew-mitchell-should-not-have-lost-job-says-ex-pc/
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:15:41 +0000
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