23rd September, 2012, 11:11 pm Official police report claims Mitchell DID say “plebs” Mark Ferguson Share this article: So reports the front page of The Sun, who also question whether or not the Chief Whip lied to the PM over “Gate-Gate” Drip. Drip. Drip. Picture via @suttonnick Tags: Andrew Mitchell / Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList Comment ‘Three chords and a different truth: how ‘Strong Labour’ beats the populists’ Populists play their politics like country music: three chords and their truth. Patriotism and renewal. A grieving nostalgia… Liam Byrne MP 25th March, 2026, 6:00 am Interview ‘Ensuring union representation in the Senedd’: Cymru reflections with Shav Taj As Labour candidates and activists fight for votes and support ahead of the Senedd election in May, LabourList… Daniel Green 25th March, 2026, 6:00 am News Deficits, disaffiliation and internal democracy – what we know about today’s NEC meeting LabourList understands that the Labour Party is in deficit in 2026 – though it is not clear by… LabourList Staff 24th March, 2026, 5:58 pm
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