Chris Mullin

Andrew Mitchell relives the agony of Plebgate

In an honest, self-deprecating memoir, the Tory MP remembers the brief altercation at the gates of Downing Street that brought him to the edge of ruin

Andrew Mitchell appears at the High Court in November 2014 to sue News Group Newspapers for libel over an article in the Sun. Credit: Alamy

  • Beyond a Fringe: Tales from a Reformed Establishment Lackey

    Andrew Mitchell

    Biteback, pp. 365, £20

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