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| Andrew Mitchell's plebgate bike sells for £10k on eBay | Andrew Mitchell's plebgate bike sells for £10k on eBay |
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| The former chief whip Andrew Mitchell's bicycle, which was at the centre of the "plebgate" row, has raised £10,600 for charity after it was sold on eBay. | The former chief whip Andrew Mitchell's bicycle, which was at the centre of the "plebgate" row, has raised £10,600 for charity after it was sold on eBay. |
| Mitchell was riding the seven-year-old bike when police officers refused to let him leave Downing Street via the main gate in September last year. It was claimed at the time that Mitchell swore at the officers and called them plebs. | Mitchell was riding the seven-year-old bike when police officers refused to let him leave Downing Street via the main gate in September last year. It was claimed at the time that Mitchell swore at the officers and called them plebs. |
| Mitchell – who denies he called the officers plebs – was forced to resign after a series of damaging headlines. | Mitchell – who denies he called the officers plebs – was forced to resign after a series of damaging headlines. |
| He put the 18-speed Reflex Westminster on sale to give it a "good home out of the limelight", and after a five-day auction the bike fetched £10,600 on eBay on Thursday night. The money will go to Nyumbani UK, which helps HIV and Aids-affected children in Kenya. | He put the 18-speed Reflex Westminster on sale to give it a "good home out of the limelight", and after a five-day auction the bike fetched £10,600 on eBay on Thursday night. The money will go to Nyumbani UK, which helps HIV and Aids-affected children in Kenya. |
| The charity said the auction attracted more than 31,600 views over five days, with 60 bids in total, but the identity of the bike's new owner has not been revealed. | The charity said the auction attracted more than 31,600 views over five days, with 60 bids in total, but the identity of the bike's new owner has not been revealed. |
| Mitchell said: "I am pleased it has raised so much for Nyumbani UK, which helps thousands of Kenyan children orphaned through the HIV pandemic. | Mitchell said: "I am pleased it has raised so much for Nyumbani UK, which helps thousands of Kenyan children orphaned through the HIV pandemic. |
| "The auction has gone better than I thought it would and I hope the bike's new owner will enjoy riding it as much as I have." | "The auction has gone better than I thought it would and I hope the bike's new owner will enjoy riding it as much as I have." |
| The chairman of Nyumbani UK, Simon Philips, said: "All proceeds will go towards providing these children with the best nutritional, medical, educational and psychosocial care and will definitely make a tangible difference to their lives." | The chairman of Nyumbani UK, Simon Philips, said: "All proceeds will go towards providing these children with the best nutritional, medical, educational and psychosocial care and will definitely make a tangible difference to their lives." |
| Scotland Yard is investigating the Downing Street dispute in the wake of a Channel 4 investigation that cast doubt on the original account of the incident. | Scotland Yard is investigating the Downing Street dispute in the wake of a Channel 4 investigation that cast doubt on the original account of the incident. |
| The programme revealed CCTV footage that showed there was not a large group of tourists outside the main gate at the time, as had originally been claimed. | The programme revealed CCTV footage that showed there was not a large group of tourists outside the main gate at the time, as had originally been claimed. |
| An email from a civilian witness backing the police account of events has also since been called into question. | An email from a civilian witness backing the police account of events has also since been called into question. |
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