Plebgate Police Officer Admits Misconduct A police officer involved in the Plebgate scandal has pleaded guilty in court to misconduct in public office. PC Keith Wallis has admitted sending an email in which he lied when he said he had witnessed an incident between the former Chief Whip, Andrew Mitchell, and a police officer at the gates of Downing Street in 2012. During the incident, Mr Mitchell was alleged to have called the officer a "****ing pleb" after they became embroiled in an argument when the PC refused to let him cycle through the main gates. Details of the row appeared in the national newspapers and Mr Mitchell was forced to resign. The Tory MP has always maintained that he never used the word "pleb" - the word judged to have caused the political damage - but admitted swearing at PC Toby Rowland. Following the incident Wallis, a member of the Metropolitan Police Diplomatic Protection Group, sent an email to the deputy chief whip, John Randall, who was his MP, falsely claiming that he had witnessed the incident and then arranging for his nephew to support his false claims. At the Old Bailey today, Wallis, 53, of West Drayton, pleaded guilty to misconduct and the court heard that he would offer his resignation from the police force. He will be sentenced on February 6. Mr Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield, said: "I am pleased that justice has been done in a criminal court today. It is very sad and worrying for all of us that a serving police officer should have behaved in this way. There remain many questions unanswered, in particular why Pc Wallis wrote this email and who else was involved in this process. I am looking forward to seeing justice done in the up to 10 other related disciplinary cases involving police officers so that I can focus all my energy on delivering for my constituents and help David Cameron win a Conservative majority at the 2015 Election. The case and the subsequent police investigation into the incident has significantly damaged the public trust in the Metropolitan force. The timing of the guilty plea could not come at a worse time as the Met is facing a fierce backlash over the case of Mark Duggan, who was shot dead by officers on the streets of Tottenham and whose killing sparked the London riots in 2011. A jury this week concluded Mr Duggan was lawfully shot but there remain significant questions over the police handling of the case and claims regarding collusion over the evidence of officers.