ANDREW Mitchell's future in the Coalition Government was hanging by a thread last night after his meeting with police officers failed to quell the growing chorus of demands that he resign or be sacked.
ANDREW Mitchell's future in the Coalition Government was hanging by a thread last night after his meeting with police officers failed to quell the growing chorus of demands that he resign or be sacked.
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MICHAEL SETTLE UK POLITICAL EDITOR
The embattled Chief Whip met representatives of the Police Federation for 45 minutes in the hope of drawing a line under the continuing dispute over his foul-mouthed rant at Downing Street officers; it is now three weeks since the incident happened. However, the meeting seemed to have simply intensified calls for him to go.
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