Andrew Mitchell may be asked to step down by Cabinet The Daily Telegraph has learnt that discontent about Mr Mitchell's position has spread to the Cabinet. Senior ministers are discussing a private appeal to Mr Mitchell, the Chief Whip, to resign his post "for the good of the party." "It's still doing a lot of harm and someone needs to put an end to it," one Cabinet minister said. There's a chance that Andrew will do that himself, but people may have to talk to him. Mr Mitchell has admitted swearing at police officers at the gate to Downing Street last month, though he disputes an official police log suggesting he called the officers "plebs." He has apologised and David Cameron has rejected calls to dismiss him. Another minister said that Mr Mitchell's position as chief whip, overseeing parliamentary discipline, was increasingly untenable. Some Tory MPs will refuse to accept orders from him, the minister said. Mr Mitchell's outburst has dominated the party conference season, with Labour and Liberal Democrat frontbenchers making frequent references to it. He is staying away from the Tory Party conference in Birmingham. The Conservative party declined to say where Mr Mitchell is this week.