"Andrew Mitchell needs to explain himself"
The Labour party have staged their own visual take on the absence of Andrew Mitchell at this weeks Conservative party conference in Birmingham.
Andrew Mitchell has agreed to meet with the Police Federation but isn't making an appearance at the Tory conference as he didn't want his attendance being a distraction.
Police 'protest' expected outside Tory Party conference
Further demonstrations are expected by police federation members across the Midlands at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
Patrick McLoughlin in the spotlight
The first full day of the Conservative Party Conference gets underway later this morning at the ICC in Birmingham.
Party conference begins
Thousands of delegates have arrived in Birmingham for the annual Tory party conference.