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26/10/2013

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Becky Milligan profiles the man at the centre of the so-called 'Plebgate' scandal.

Becky Milligan profiles Andrew Mitchell, who resigned as Conservative chief whip last year after being accused of calling officers guarding the Downing Street gates 'plebs'.

Last year, long-standing Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell was forced to resign his new job as Chief Whip after being accused of calling police officers guarding the Downing Street gates "plebs." The so-called 'Plebgate' saga has hit the headlines once again this week after a committee of MPs summoned three senior police officers to explain their inquiry into the incident. While last year Andrew Mitchell was the focus of controversy, the Rugby and Cambridge-educated disciplinarian is now eliciting sympathy in many quarters. Becky Milligan looks at the life of a man caught in the eye of a political storm.

Producer: Ben Crighton.

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