Downing Street said Mr Mitchell had "apologised profusely" to the officer on the telephone and sources also stressed Mr Cameron had made clear to Mr Mitchell how displeased he is at the confrontation with a police officer.
The altercation with police took place as Mr Mitchell was attempting to get through the Downing Street gates on his bicycle.
"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.
The Freedom of Information requests were submitted by the independent retailer, Paul Turner-Mitchell, who also contributed to Ms Portas' High Street review.
Andrew Mitchell denied calling officers "plebs" when they refused to let him leave Downing Street on his bike via the main gate last September.
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.
While former chief whip Mr Mitchell admits swearing after a police officer refused to let him exit through the main Downing Street gate with his bicycle, he denies directly swearing at the officer and insists he did not lose his temper or call him a "pleb".
While Mr Mitchell admits swearing after a police officer refused to let him exit through the main Downing Street gate with his bicycle on 19 September last year, he denies directly swearing at the officer and insists he did not lose his temper or call him a "pleb".
Mr Mitchell denies claims he called officers "plebs" when they refused to let him leave Downing Street on his bike via the main gate last September.
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.
The incident occurred on Wednesday after Mr Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield, was told by officers to get off his bicycle as he left Downing Street and use the smaller pedestrian gate instead of the main entrance used by cars.
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