COPS have called on foul-mouthed a Tory Chief Whip to resign after confirming that the millionaire minister launched an f-word rant at armed police.
Andrew Mitchell — newly-promoted by PM David Cameron — raged: “You’re f***ing plebs.”
The Prime Minister condemned Mr Mitchell after the The Sun revealed the outburst.
The Chief Whip apologised for his behaviour but insisted he did not use the words “plebs”.
However John Tully, Chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation has backed The Sun’s account after speaking to the abused officer.
Mr Tully reportedly said: “I know what the officer has told me and I know who I believe."
He then called for Mr Mitchell to go, saying: “He should resign. As a Cabinet Minister it’s unacceptable for someone of his standing to use such disrespectful and abusive language to a police constable let alone anyone else.
"If the shoe was on the other foot and my officer had said those things he’d be out of a job now. It’s double standards.
“Only a few days ago the Government was expressing support for the police in the wake of the officers’ deaths in Manchester, and then we have a very senior member of the Government saying that officers are plebs and morons.
“I know Mr Mitchell has apologised and that’s good, but it’s not enough."
The cycling Tory’s outburst came the day after two women PCs were shot dead.
Foul-mouthed Mr Mitchell yelled the four-letter abuse at cops because they wouldn’t let him pedal his bike out of Downing Street.
He exploded with fury when armed police guarding No10 refused to open the street’s famous gates.
The PC targeted by the tirade reported to his superiors that Mitchell told him: “Best you learn your f***ing place. You don’t run this f***ing government.
“You’re f***ing plebs.”
An eyewitness said Mr Mitchell, 56, also branded them “morons”.
Speaking on a visit to Greater Manchester Police headquarters in the wake of the murders of Pcs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes, Mr Cameron said: “What Andrew Mitchell said and what he did was not appropriate. It was wrong and it is right that he has apologised.
“He has obviously apologised to me, but more importantly he has apologised thoroughly to the police and that needed to be done.
“Police do an outstanding job across our country. They do a very important job protecting places like Number 10 Downing Street and I am very conscious of the protection they give to me and my family and the work they do for everyone in public life.
“I am eternally grateful for that and the police should always have our respect and our help and support and that is very, very important.
His disgraceful outburst on Wednesday evening came just 33 HOURS after PCs Bone and Hughes were shot dead in Manchester.
The Police Federation of England and Wales, which represents rank-and-file officers, today slammed Mr Mitchell saying it was “hard to fathom how someone who holds the police in such contempt could be allowed to hold a public office”.
Tourists and other members of the public looking in towards No10 heard the tirade and were left “visibly shocked” by it, the Downing St cop told bosses.
Mr Mitchell last night admitted he flew off the handle and was abusive. But he firmly denied using the word “plebs”.
The newly-promoted Tory lost his rag when police told him security rules mean they open the main gate as little as possible.
They tried to usher him through a side gate used by all pedestrians.
A source reported Mr Mitchell as saying: “Open this gate, I’m the Chief Whip. I’m telling you — I’m the Chief Whip and I’m coming through these gates.”
Despite his fury, the officers refused to budge and warned him that he would be arrested under the Public Order Act if he continued to abuse them.
Article Source:- www.thesun.co.uk
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