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November 28, 2014

Don’t Menschn it, Louise! Sun columnist and former Tory MP describes Plebgate verdict as ‘appalling miscarriage of justice’

By Axegrinder

The Sun's editorial today spoke of "pride" after Andrew Mitchell lost his Plebgate libel case against the newspaper yesterday. But not all staff appear to be toeing the same line.

ITV News, Mail Online, The Times and Twitter users quote columnist – and former Tory MP – Louise Mensch (pictured, Reuters) as tweeting at 4.56pm: "No doubt in my mind that the #plebgate verdict is an appalling miscarriage of justice."

That tweet no longer exists on Mensch's Twitter feed, but others expressing her support for Mitchell are still available to see.

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