Who was the Government Chief Whip who resigned in October 2012, following accusation that he swore at police officers and called them 'plebs'?
"over their party's MPs, including cabinet ministers, being seen to speak at all times with the voice of the Prime Minister. Margaret Thatcher was famed for using her Chief Whip as a ""cabinet enforcer"". The role of Chief Whip is regarded as secretive, as the Whip is concerned with the discipline of their own party's Members of Parliament and never appears on television or radio in their capacity as whip. An exception was Andrew Mitchell, the Government Chief Whip in 2012, who appeared on television to deny remarks made about himself. Whips in the House of Commons do not speak"
"officer told him to dismount from a bicycle and exit Downing Street through the pedestrian gate rather than the main gate. The leaked official police log of the incident stated that Mitchell said ""Best you learn your fucking place. You don't run this fucking government... You're fucking plebs"". The allegations became known in the media as ""Plebgate"". In response to the allegations, Mitchell apologised, but disputed many of the details of the accusations, in particular that he had used the word ""pleb"". He later resigned on 19 October. In December 2012, CCTV evidence was published in the media which appeared"
"duty at Downing Street and called them ""plebs"" (a pejorative word signifying someone of low social class) when they refused to open the main gate for him as he attempted to leave with his bicycle. Mitchell apologised but denied using the words claimed and in particular calling police officers ""plebs"". However, finding his position untenable amid the media storm surrounding the incident, he resigned from office a month later. The story returned to the headlines again in December 2012, when CCTV footage was released to the media which threw into doubt the police version of events and when it was"
"changed just in time to recommend no disciplinary action be taken against them. After both Home Secretary Theresa May and Prime Minister David Cameron criticised the conduct of the officers involved, the officers issued a statement in which they apologised for misleading the public. At the Old Bailey, PC Keith Wallis subsequently admitted falsely claiming to have witnessed the incident and was sentenced to 12 months in prison. On the evening of Wednesday 19 September 2012, at approximately 7:30 pm, Mitchell left the office of the Chief Whip at 9 Downing Street, famously the street containing the official residence of"
"been replaced by the more recent judgment in ""Denton and others v TH White Ltd"" [2014] 1 W.L.R. 3926. Plebgate The ""Plebgate"" (or ""Plodgate"", ""Gategate"") scandal in the United Kingdom concerns an altercation between Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell, the Government Chief Whip at the time (who later resigned because of the incident), and the police, which took place on 19 September 2012. It gained notoriety initially for the conduct claimed of Mitchell and again two months later when, subsequent to Mitchell's resignation, CCTV and other evidence was revealed which appeared to call into question some of the evidence against Mitchell."
"investigated as it had ""endangered"" British security personnel by publishing leaked information. On 19 July 2018, Smith was reported to be resisting calls to resign his position as Government Chief Whip, following allegations that he had instructed five Conservative MPs to break ""pairing"" agreements in an important parliamentary vote the previous day. Only one MP, Tory party chairman Brandon Lewis, complied with the instruction. Subsequent reports indicated that Smith had given similar instructions to five MPs, but Lewis had been the only one willing to break what one commentator described later as ""a centuries old ‘code of honour’"". Before it"
"rebels capture territory. The International Development Select Committee launched an inquiry into the suspending, then subsequent authorisation, of budget support to Rwanda. On 30 November 2012 the committee published its report criticising Mitchell for restoring the funding, stating ""We do not understand how [Mitchell] reached the conclusion that support for the M23 had ceased"", which was one of the three conditions that the Prime Minister had set for the resumption of aid. In September 2012, Mitchell was appointed Government Chief Whip in David Cameron's first significant Cabinet reshuffle. On the evening of 19 September Mitchell allegedly swore when a police"
"Christensen issued a plea on Facebook for Americans to ""do the rest of the free world a favour"" and vote for Trump. In February 2017, Cory Bernardi and George Christensen attracted criticism for speaking at the Q Society of Australia. The event received protests who called the event ""racist"". Christensen resigned as the Nationals' Chief Whip, effective from 1 March 2017, reasoning that being whip is untenable for 'the person that's supposed to be a standard bearer of discipline within the party to be out there talking against some of the Government policies as strenuously as I have been'. A"
"into law-breaking and promised resources to investigate individual or systematic issues. On 23 October 2012, Norman Bettison resigned with immediate effect as Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, after Maria Eagle MP on the floor of the House and protected by Parliamentary privilege, accused him of boasting about concocting a story that all the Liverpool fans were drunk and police were afraid they were going to break down the gates and decided to open them. Bettison denied the claim, and other allegations about his conduct, saying: ""Fans' behaviour, to the extent that it was relevant at all, made the job"
"article on the subject. In mid-August 2013, the then sitting member for Bass, Geoff Lyons, made false statements to high-school students about Nikolic's military career, claiming Nikolic had ""misled"" journalists about his role in the military. Lyons subsequently said he was ""sincerely sorry"" for his remarks about his opponent. Nikolic was elected in September 2013 with a swing of almost 11 percent. On 13 February 2015, Nikolic was appointed Government Whip by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, following the dismissal of Philip Ruddock as Chief Government Whip. Nikolic was dropped as Government Whip on 20 September 2015 as a result of"
"Nevertheless, the O’Neill/Namah government seemed safe. The judgment of the Supreme Court on 12 December 2011 was therefore a shock. Somare immediately announced a new cabinet and had his cabinet sworn in by the Governor General. Somare himself did in his opinion not need to be sworn in, as that had happened already when he became PM again in 2007. Parliament protested strongly against this. Ogio was suspended and the speaker of parliament, Jeffrey Nape, became acting Governor General. Nape then swore in O’Neill and his cabinet. Civil society organisations, especially churches, offered to mediate. O’Neill refused on the ground"
"later apologised his comments, saying ""There is no reason that anyone of any race or religion should be debarred from public office."" On 18 September 2012, Flynn was suspended from the sittings of the House of Commons for five days and docked a month's wages, after he accused Defence Secretary Philip Hammond of lying to Parliament by saying that military operations in Afghanistan were not reduced following attacks on NATO troops operating as trainers, and subsequently refused to withdraw the allegation when instructed to do so by Speaker John Bercow. In October 2018, Flynn announced that he would stand down"
"the honourable belief that the job of the reporter is to create as much trouble as possible. He lives by his creed by bringing in scoop after scoop."" Crick's revelation that the September 2012 'Plebgate' scandal was based on entirely fictitious evidence was the subject of a ""Dispatches"" programme in December 2012. The false accusations made against (then) Conservative chief whip Andrew Mitchell resulted in Mitchell resigning, and Crick found evidence of collusion by the Metropolitan Police. In Summer 2013, he reported that a file on the Conservative politician Michael Mates had been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service concerning"
"the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer and therefore under heavy security. Mitchell, who was cycling, swore when a police officer told him to exit Downing Street through the pedestrian gate rather than by the main gate. The official police log of the incident (which is strongly contested by Andrew Mitchell) states that Mitchell said: The log reported Mitchell as saying: On Thursday 20 September, before the incident was publicly reported, an email was also received by John Randall, MP, the Government's Deputy Chief Whip. It appeared to offer independent corroboration of the version of events in the police"
"appointed Governor-General, thus ending one stand-off; however, issues around the survival of the government remained. In August 2011, Marus was one of the defectors from the government as Peter O'Neill ousted Somare as Prime Minister, with Speaker Nape presiding over parliament. In December 2011, with O'Neill and Somare still disputing who was validly Prime Minister, Nape became Acting Governor-General and Marus once again became Acting Speaker. In January 2012, he referred Somare to police over an incident where Somare and colleagues had entered parliament to physically present Marus with a court order reinstating Somare to office. In May 2012, he"
"taking office, pre-empting moves to expel him. He was the first independent to serve as speaker since Frederick Holder (1901–1909). In April 2012, Slipper took a leave of absence from the speakership in order to deal with an Australian Federal Police investigation into his alleged misuse of Cabcharge vouchers, as well as sexual harassment allegations from a former staffer, James Ashby. He eventually formally resigned in October 2012; he was unsuccessful in his bid to be re-elected as an independent at the 2013 federal election. Slipper was convicted of defrauding the government in July 2014, but successfully appealed the charges"
"Prime Minister on 13 July 2016, four days later Smith was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, a senior position within the Government Whips' Office. Since 2 November 2017, he has been the Chief Whip of the House of Commons. In October 2013 ""The Guardian"" alleged that Smith may have breached national security by posting an image on his website of himself alongside military personnel. Smith had previously asked questions in Parliament about whether ""The Guardian""s handling of intelligence material leaked by Edward Snowden had breached national security. He reported the newspaper to the police. Smith argued the newspaper should be"
"the strike, which had been organised to call for Hlabisa's sacking, after asking for a meeting with Cele. In September 2010, Cele made comments regarding the SAPS, telling them to ""shape up or ship out"", and saying ""when you walk down the street, people must envy your body."" One of his comments, ""Stomach in, chest out"", has become viral in South Africa and has inspired several techno remixes using audio from his speech. Bheki Cele Bhekokwakhe ""Bheki"" Hamilton Cele (born 22 April 1952) is the South African Minister of the Police, since 26 February 2018 and was the National Commissioner"
"2008. He was then elected to the PPP Executive Committee and the ""Thunder"" editorial board on August 12, 2008. In 2012, because of his oversight portfolio over Guyana's security sector, Clement Rohee was accused of being responsible for the deaths of three unarmed protesters in the Guyanese mining town of Linden during a protest against economic conditions in that town. He subsequently denied any responsibility for the killings at a special inquiry held in Guyana after the incident. In July 2012, Guyana's opposition-dominated parliament passed a no confidence motion against Rohee, which urged him to resign over parliament's lack of"
"fans were ""in no way to blame"", and that he was sorry if he had ""caused any further upset"". On 28 June 2017, he was charged with offences related to alleged lies in the aftermath. The case was dropped on 21 August 2018. At the start of October 2012 he announced that he was to retire in March 2013, ending 38 years of service to the police. On 23 October 2012, Bettison resigned with immediate effect as Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, after Maria Eagle MP on the floor of the House and thus protected by Parliamentary privilege, accused"
"Timothy Hamel-Smith, former Sports Minister Rupert Griffith, former Ministry in the Works and Transport Minister Stacy Roopnarine, former Minister in the National Security Ministry Embau Moheni, and former Justice Minister Emmanuel George. Persad-Bissessar had also given up the portfolio of Social Development and People Ministry. Griffith was succeeded by retired Brigadier General Carlton Alfonso, who held the position as Minister of National Security until the general elections of 2015, in which the People's National Movement was elected into government. The allegations started when former Director of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) David West, had signed a statement in which he"
"the party to either resign or face suspension from the party. Wright stood down as PCC on 16 September, saying that the prominence given to his role distracted from ""the important issue, which should be everybody's focus - the 1,400 victims outlined in the report - and in providing support to victims and bringing to justice the criminals responsible for the atrocious crimes committed against them."" The former Chief Constable, Meredydd Hughes, who served from 2004 to 2011 and who had unsuccessfully stood for the Labour Party nomination in the Police Crime Commissioner elections, was told by Labour MP Keith"
"state by-election, on 14 November, Grant, facing a leadership spill, announced his resignation as Nationals leader and Deputy Premier, effective the following day. Following the resignation of Mike Baird as Premier, Gladys Berejiklian was elected as Liberal leader and sworn in as Premier. The Berejiklian ministry was subsequently formed with Grant sworn in as the Minister for Police and the Minister for Emergency Services with effect from 30 January 2017. On 21 March 2017, ABC News reported with a headline ""Mr Grant NSW Police Minister fined for using phone in car, says he didn't know it was illegal"". ""The Daily"
"2012 it was announced that House was to be appointed as the Chief Constable of the new Police Scotland, which came into operation on 1 April 2013. On 1 October 2012, he was sworn in as Chief Constable. On 27 August 2015 it was announced he would stand down from the post in 3 months. His last day in the job was 30 November 2015. His replacement was Phil Gormley. His decision to use armed police officers for normal duties has been heavily criticised by many, including Scottish politicians, Police federation members and other senior police officers. This decision has"
"investigators that the chief of the department, Leonard Gallo, was involved in obstructing justice and had tried to hinder the investigation. Several other East Haven officers attended the arraignment to show support. Mayor Joseph Maturo and the police union also stood by the officers pending results of prosecution. The government asked that Officer Dennis Spaulding be barred from entering the town for fear he would intimidate possible witnesses; officer Zullo was also barred from the town until the cases were resolved. Police Chief Leonard Gallo was allowed to resign in late January 2012. In September 2012, Miller pleaded guilty to"
"in 2016. The second police and crime commissioner elections, held on 5 May 2016, saw Conservative Party councillor Philip Seccombe elected to succeed Ball with 43,208 votes, and on a turnout of 26.73%. Ball offered Seccombe his congratulations: ""I have no doubt that he will find the job as rewarding and enjoyable as I have and I wish him the very best for the next four years."" The Plebgate affair concerns an altercation between former Conservative Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell and police officers guarding Downing Street that occurred on 19 September 2012, during which Mitchell was alleged to have called"
"role in National, and was elevated up the ranks to eighth position in the National lineup in 2008. On 1 May 2014, he resigned his ministerial portfolios after making what the Prime Minister, John Key, called, ""A serious error of judgement."" The Prime Minister was referring to a phone call Mr Williamson had made to the Police enquiring about a charge they were laying against businessman and National Party donor Donghua Liu over domestic violence allegations. Williamson had told police he was not trying to interfere with the process – he just wanted to make sure somebody had reviewed the"
"leaving the EU without a deal, at the launch of a report into the future for the UK's financial sector after Brexit. Morris later stated that the comment was ""totally unintentional"" and gave an unreserved apology. Prime Minister Theresa May had ordered the Chief Whip to suspend the party whip after Morris' comments were published on the ""HuffPost"" website. The term had been used previously in the House of Lords by Conservative peer Lord Dixon-Smith in 2008. This incident took place a few weeks after the 2017 general election campaign during which, Morris had to distance herself from an alleged"
"sworn-in in February, 2009 as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General by H.E. Prof. J.E.A. Mills, President of the Republic of Ghana. “You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom. You can only be free if I am free.” Clarence Darrow She resigned from the government in January 2012. The reasons were not made public. This was a few days after her successor as Attorney-General was sacked by the President. She had been under pressure in relation to a case while she was serving as the Attorney-General. She was succeeded at the"
"media commentators and political opponents continued to call for his resignation. Finally, Mitchell resigned on 19 October, stating, ""It has become clear to me that whatever the rights and wrongs of the matter I will not be able to fulfill my duties as we both would wish. [...] Nor is it fair to continue to put my family and colleagues through this upsetting and damaging publicity"". He continued to maintain that he had not used the word ""pleb"". The Police Federation of England and Wales issued a statement that it regarded his resignation as the end of the matter, and"
"to stop for a police officer, and a direct insult addressed to the officer involved. On 27 November Mr Justice Mitting found: ""I am satisfied at least on the balance of probabilities that Mr Mitchell did speak the words alleged or something so close to them as to amount to the same including the politically toxic word pleb."" In consequence Mitchell lost the libel cases and became liable for both the ""Sun""s and PC Rowland's costs. The judgment set out in ""Mitchell v News Group Newspapers"" [2013] EWCA Civ 1537 on relief from sanctions is no longer accepted and has"
"development funds, charges which Nape has denied. Jeffrey Nape was arrested on bribery charges in July 2012 for attempting to bribe a rival candidate to drop out of the running of the 2012 general election. The candidate, who was competing for Nape’s Sinasina-Yongumugi seat, alleges that Nape offered him money to drop out of the election. Nape, who has denied all the charges, was released on bail and is due to appear in court after the elections. Jeffrey Nape Jeffrey Nape, CMG (1964 – 8 July 2016) was, until the 2012 election, Speaker of the National Parliament and twice officially"
"Corbyn's spokesman said the claim was ""untrue"". ""The Guardian"" later reported that McGinn was reporting what other whips had told him, possibly sourced from a Corbyn staff member, rather than directly from Corbyn. Following the October 2016 Shadow Cabinet reshuffle and the replacement of Dame Rosie Winterton as Chief Whip, McGinn resigned as a whip. McGinn lives in Earlestown, St Helens. He is a Roman Catholic. He married Kate Groucutt about 2009, and has a son and a daughter. McGinn holds both Irish and British citizenship. Conor McGinn Conor Patrick McGinn (born 31 July 1984 in Camlough) is a British-Irish"