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Andrew Mitchell's 'plebgate row' bike on sale on eBay

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Apr 28 2013 | 9:05 PM IST
The bike at the centre of the "plebgate row", which cost a British cabinet minister his job, is on sale on a popular online shopping mall.
Former chief whip Andrew Mitchell is selling the seven- year-old Reflex Westminster bike - wicker basket included - for the charity Nyumbani UK.
The auction on eBay will last another four days - and bids currently stand at 205 pounds.
Mitchell denies calling officers "plebs" when they refused to let him leave Downing Street on his bike via the main gate last September.
He resigned from his cabinet post in October after a media backlash.
Detectives are investigating claims that police may have lied about the dispute, and four people have been arrested.

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The auction site says Mitchell's hybrid bike is "sturdy" with a blue frame.
It comes complete with front basket, lights, horn, gears, pannier rack and mud guards, and is "still in perfect working order".
"[It] has been a regular commuter to and from the House of Commons over the years with numerous journeys to the Department for International Development and Number 10 Downing Street," the entry says.
But, it adds: "It is looking for a good home out of the limelight for its retirement years".
Mitchell, who is also a former international development secretary, will give the money raised by the bike's sale to Nyumbani UK, which supports people with HIV and AIDS in Kenya, the report said.

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First Published: Apr 28 2013 | 9:05 PM IST

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