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"Pleb" - an old word given new life by claims Conservative Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell used it to describe police officers in Downing Street - was also shortlisted.
Andrew Mitchell denied calling officers "plebs" when they refused to let him leave Downing Street on his bike via the main gate last September.
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He was also cheered when he spoke about Andrew Mitchell's resignation after the chief whip admitted swearing at police officers during a Downing Street confrontation, but denied calling them "plebs".
Andrew Mitchell, the Tory chief whip under a cloud after his clash with police in Downing Street, will stay away - even though the conference is just up the road from his constituency.
Tory MP Andrew Mitchell resigned as chief whip following an accusation that, during an argument while leaving Downing Street on his bicycle in September, he had called police officers "plebs" - a claim he has always denied.
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Conservative MPs have given their backing to government Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell, amid demands for him to quit over comments he made to police at the gates of Downing Street.
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