Police log reveals details of Andrew Mitchell's 'pleb' rant "There were several members of public present as is the norm opposite the pedestrian gate and as we neared it, Mr Mitchell said: 'Best you learn your f------ place . . . you don't run this f------ government . . . you're f------ plebs." " The officer noted that members of the public looked "visibly shocked" by Mr Mitchell's language and the Chief Whip was warned that he if he continued to swear he would be arrested under the Public Order Act. The police record notes: "Mr Mitchell was then silent and left saying 'you haven't heard the last of this" as he cycled off." The officer who wrote the report stresses that officers were "extremely polite" to the Chief Whip, who was nicknamed "Thrasher" for his abrasive style at school. Mr Mitchell finally appeared before television cameras yesterday morning to apologise publicly over the incident after Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, urged him to do so. He said he had not used the words "attributed " to him, and said the outburst had come after a "long and frustrating" day's work. "I have apologised to the police," he said. I have apologised to the police officer involved on the gate and he's accepted my apology and I hope very much that we can draw a line under it there. Downing Street said "different versions" of the same incident had emerged and it is understood that Mr Mitchell will not be asked to resign unless evidence proving that he lied emerges. The police officer is understood to be sticking to his account. A spokesman for the Prime Minister said: "Andrew Mitchell has apologised for his behaviour and that apology has been accepted. The important thing is Mr Mitchell didn't show the police officer the respect he should have done. He acknowledges that and apologised to the officer concerned. The Cabinet Office released a letter from Sir Jeremy Heywood to Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, ruling out an investigation. He said the police sergeant involved had been spoken to by senior officials at No 10. "There clearly remains a genuine difference of views about what words were actually used," the letter said. I have subsequently discussed the matter with the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe. Like the Prime Minister he is obviously very disappointed at the lack of respect shown towards the police and agrees that the behaviour fell short of what the police should expect, in particular from members of the government. The letter added that the police officer involved did not wish to pursue the matter further, concluding, "the Prime Minister nor I see any purpose in a further investigation." Labour MPs called for Mr Mitchell to be referred to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner and the Police Federation, which represents police officers, said an internal inquiry into his conduct was necessary. In reference to the dispute over what words were used, John Tully, the head of the federation in London, said: "I know who I believe." He said the Cabinet Office and the Prime Minister needed to carry out an inquiry and Mr Mitchell should be sacked if he was found to have lied. Senior Liberal Democrats appeared reluctant to draw a line under the issue, with Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, joking in his speech at the party's conference that he was a "mere pleb." Jeremy Browne, the Lib Dem Home Office minister said Mr Mitchell needed to tie up the "loose ends." "I know there's a big media debate about what this says about the Conservative Party; whether it means the Conservatives are out of touch and whether they sound like they're talking down to people," he said. I can understand why people feel that we need to get to the bottom of it.