Calls for phone snatching law change – but expert warns it may not go far enough

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Labour MP Dawn Butler is seeking an amendment that would require tech giants to block stolen phones

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Stolen mobile phones could soon be permanently disabled in a bid to combat the soaring levels of theft across the UK - but a security expert fears it may not be enough to stop the problem of fraud.