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Met closed McSweeney’s phone theft case without speaking to him
Met Police admitted recording error led to wrong CCTV review and case closure; investigation into stolen government phone with sensitive messages on Mandelson appointment is now reopened.
- Housing Secretary Steve Reed faces accusations of misleading the public about the theft of Morgan McSweeney's phone, after claiming during a March 22 interview that the device was stolen "well in advance of anything happening around the Mandelson situation."
- Records show the phone was stolen on October 20, 2025, in Pimlico, roughly one month after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer dismissed Mandelson as ambassador, directly contradicting Reed's public assertions about the theft timing.
- The Metropolitan Police initially closed the case without investigation, mistakenly recording the location as Belgrave Street in Tower Hamlets instead of Belgrave Road; the force admitted the error and will reopen inquiries into the stolen government-issued device.
- SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn reported the minister to ethics adviser Laurie Magnus for alleged dishonesty, while Conservative MP James Wild expressed astonishment that the Government Security Group failed to push police for action on the sensitive case.
- The stolen phone reportedly contains messages central to a parliamentary 'humble address' requiring disclosure of communications regarding Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein, which the government has committed to fulfilling in full.
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