Plebgate trial told of Andrew Mitchell’s ‘childish’ behaviour

Police officer tells libel trial of argument involving former chief whip at entrance to Downing Street

A Downing Street police officer has told the high court how he was embarrassed by the childish and overbearing behaviour of former government chief whip Andrew Mitchell the night before Plebgate.

PC Gareth Bonds, who has 30 years’ service, was the senior officer on duty at the Downing Street front gates on 18 September 2012 when Mitchell, 58, the MP for Sutton Coldfield, tried to cycle out and was told he should go through the side gate as that was the policy.

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