Andrew Mitchell's outburst reveals the government's class warfare.
Negotiations are taking place today between the Unite union and fuel haulage firms in an attempt to avoid further panic-buying at the pumps.
The government is seeking to avoid a potential fuel strike during Easter, amid claims that its statements are causing panic.
Fuel delivery drivers have voted in favour of industrial action, raising fears that nearly 8,000 petrol stations will be forced to close.
Unite, the union representing staff at RBS, expresses anger that large bonuses would continue despite huge losses
David Fleming, national officer for Unite, responds to the figures:
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey launches a major attack on Ed Miliband's Labour leadership in an article for the Guardian newspaper:
Len McCluskey, Unite general secretary, comments on unemployment figures
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey comments on the autumn statement 2011:
Len McCluskey, general secretary of the Unite union, responds to the data collected by the Incomes Data Service which reveals directors of FTSE 100 companies are receiving 50% pay raises:
Unite union general secretary Len McCluskey responds to recommendations in a leaked report that unfair dismissal laws should be scrapped
Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey, responds to the figures released today which reveal a 17 year high in unemployment.
A prominent union leader has called for mass civil disobedience across Britain ahead of the TUC conference.
Rachael Maskell, Unite national officer for health, calls the reforms a "cocktail of confusion" and calls on MPs to battle on against the bill.
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