Cleveland Police Authority decided that 11 matters should be referred to a misconduct hearing, but it said Mr Price would not face a hearing as heis no longer a serving policeofficer.
Downing Street said Mr Mitchell had "apologised profusely" to the officer on the telephone and sources also stressed Mr Cameron had made clear to Mr Mitchell how displeased heis at the confrontation with apoliceofficer.
He said his policy is never to call as a witness apoliceofficer who has lied in the past, but he said Lee would likely be an exception, because "a street cop doesn't have Dr. Lee's reputation" or his grounding in science.