Admirers of Hands say he has the toughness needed to speak truth to power. His detractors say he is far too close to the Chancellor.
“You might very well say that, I couldn’t possibly comment.”
If David Cameron believes that the former Cabinet member is innocent, he should bring him back.
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Also: Could Mitchell return as Chief Whip? Why I despair of the Party’s internet strategy. How to write CVs. Why I must be mad. And finally: don’t say “If you like”.
Plus: Get lost, Alex Salmond. My life with Polly Toynbee. Up yours, Jacqui Smith. Why libel lawyers are leeches. And…Fired!!! My Norfolk agony.
Prosecutions and proceedings can’t prove the innocence or guilt of the former International Development Secretary. The Prime Minister should take a view – and act on it.
“Others may not have been able to fight back against police misconduct, and may not have had the support that I have had.”
A conspiracy by police officers to smear a Cabinet Minister so as to make him lose his job is an assault upon the state, upon democracy itself.
That’s 58 per cent before the next election and 20 per cent after it.
Hannah Mitchell, Andrew Mitchell’s daughter, describes the family’s experience of living through “Plebgate”
Also: dreadful policemen. Idle George Galloway. Equal Britain. Glorious Dubrovnik…and my passion for Katie Price
Runners and riders include: Peter Lilley, Francis Maude, Sayeeda Warsi…and a former Prime Minister.