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Calling McSweeney's stolen phone story 'extremely fishy' not a conspiracy, Badenoch says
Kemi Badenoch alleges a government cover-up over missing messages from a stolen phone linked to Lord Mandelson’s sacking, raising national security and transparency concerns.
- On Sunday, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch described Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney's stolen work phone as "extremely fishy," demanding he explain the incident to Parliament.
- The government faces pressure to release correspondence regarding Peter Mandelson's appointment after his sacking last September, but McSweeney's phone theft last autumn has complicated efforts to retrieve those messages.
- Police transcripts revealed McSweeney provided an incorrect road name and withheld his role during his 999 call, prompting Badenoch to warn that "Iran could have stolen that phone. Russia could have stolen that phone. We don't know."
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer dismissed the speculation earlier this week, calling the cover-up idea "far-fetched" and affirming that authorities have already acknowledged the theft as routine.
- Badenoch suggested the timing of the theft links to her September inquiries about Mandelson, alleging a cover-up "must be" taking place while warning of "disappearing messages" that could obscure evidence.
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Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour of a 'cover up' over Morgan McSweeney's missing phones: 'It's very fishy!'
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has alleged that a Government cover-up "must be" taking place concerning the disappearance of Morgan McSweeney's mobile phone
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Total News Sources8
Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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