When the Plebgate story first broke, Police Federation boss Ian Edwards pompously announced that, by believing Andrew Mitchell’s version of events, David Cameron had “doubted the honesty of bobbies ...

It is interesting that Sir Hugh Orde, spokesperson for top cops in England and Wales, should respond to the "plebgate" fall-out by suggesting the time may have come for an independent police ombudsman ...

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Home Secretary Theresa May has called for disciplinary action to be taken against three police officers after a damning report accused them of lying in a bid to discredit the former chief whip, Andrew ...

An alleged conspiracy involving a serving Diplomatic Protection Officer to unseat a cabinet minister has been described as ‘exceptionally serious’ as the incident trends on twitter under the #plebgate ...

The chief constables of West Mercia, Warwickshire and West Midlands police are to appear before the UK parliament’s Home Affairs Select Committee on October 23. The announcement came as further ...

Mr Mitchell is appointed as Chief Whip in David Cameron's reshuffle. Mr Mitchell has a brief but angry exchange with Downing Street police officers after they refuse to allow him to cycle through the ...

Two police officers accused of giving misleading answers to Parliament during recent evidence relating to the "plebgate" affair have been summoned to appear before the Home Affairs Select Committee.