Met police say they believe device found near frontbench was put there on purpose to disrupt house business

An investigation has been launched after a mobile phone found hidden in the House of Commons was reportedly believed to have been planted there to play sex noises during prime minister’s questions.

The device was found during a routine sweep of the chamber on Wednesday.

The Metropolitan police said they believed it was placed there on purpose to disrupt proceedings in the house.

The phone had been hidden near the frontbench to broadcast adult content in the middle of Keir Starmer’s weekly noon showdown with Kemi Badenoch, the Times reported.