article_snippet: The move is a victory for the Daily Mail which has repeatedly exposed how The scandal-hit police union was hijacked by a militant minority bent on attacking the Government.
article_snippet: Their bullying tactics, lavish spending on corporate credit cards and drunken antics were laid bare by this newspaper in a series of devastating exposes.
article_snippet: The scandal-hit police union was also discovered to have invested vast sums in mysterious off-shore accounts amid questions over The scandal-hit police union
article_snippet: The ‘guerilla tactics’ deal was designed to undermine a deeply unpopular programme of cuts and reform designed to drag policing into the 21st century.
article_snippet: The scandal-hit police union was also damaged by the Plebgate affair, sparked by a clash between the then chief whip Andrew Mitchell and Downing Street armed guards.
article_snippet: Some senior figures seized on the scandal, printing T-shirts, posters and launching an online campaign in a bid to discredit the Tory command.
article_snippet: But the series of politicised stunts backfired after officials were discovered to have misrepresented Mr Mitchell’s comments in a private meeting.
article_snippet: The scandal-hit police union was also damaged by the Plebgate affair, sparked by a clash between the then chief whip Andrew Mitchell (left) and armed guards.
highlights_snippet: Comes after the Mail exposed militant minority which hijacked the union .
  
highlights_snippet: the Mail exposed militant minority which hijacked the union splurged on corporate credit cards and had off-shore bank accounts .
  