But Michael Fabricant, a former Tory whip, appeared to confirm that the words
were used, after he accused Mr Mitchell of reigniting the row.
He tweeted: “Oh dear. Labour were never going to let the story go away,
but now he has managed to re-ignite it himself. Self-ignition?
“Several MPs have confirmed to me that AM did indeed say #pmqs “I
didn’t swear” (at the police). This puts a whole new light on the issue.”
A current member of Mr Mitchell’s team of whips, who are responsible for
maintaining party discipline, is understood to have told fellow Tory MPs
that they were on the verge of quitting over the debacle.
The whip did
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