3 March 2013updated 27 Sep 2015 5:34am

Andrew Mitchell refuses to deny talks on becoming the UK’s next EU Commissioner

Former chief whip says there's a "very important job" to be done and confirms that he has met with David Cameron.

Andrew Mitchell has just been interviewed on The Sunday Politics, where he notably refused to deny reports that David Cameron has offered him the chance become the UK’s next EU Commissioner in 2014. Whilst quipping that he wasn’t going to do his “career planning” live on air, the former chief whip all but confirmed that he had discussed taking up the £250,000-a-year post with Cameron.

“I do see the Prime Minister from time to time but as I say, I’m not going to conduct my career planning today”.