The Sunday Times stated that ‘police officers in Downing Street set a trap for Andrew Mitchell, the former Tory cabinet minister; the trap led to plebgate’. A police email sent in September 2012 stated officers planned to stop Mitchell the next time he wanted to cycle through the main gates. When he tried to do so, just hours later, the angry exchange that led to his resignation occurred. Also, hours before the alleged confrontation occurred, one of the Diplomatic Patrol Group asked for ‘backing from his superiors’ if the former Chief Whip was stopped. Last month a judge-led public inquiry was launched into undercover police officers after findings of police corruption in the original Stephen Lawrence investigation. Recently Theresa May attacked police on further corruption and treatment of women and minorities. The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester called for an end to the slanging match between the police and politicians. See also: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2636092/Theresa-Mays-bombshell-attack-police-leaves-rank-file-angry-bewilderedloss-respond.html