Force previously said it was ‘too busy’ to investigate theft despite it potentially holding sensitive information
Police are revisiting a closed investigation into the theft of Morgan McSweeney’s phone after admitting they recorded the wrong address when he reported the crime.
Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff told the Metropolitan police that his phone was stolen in central London when he was returning home from a restaurant on 20 October last year, the Times reported.
The phone is thought to hold messages relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as British ambassador, which could be lost if the phone remains unfound. Earlier on Tuesday, the Met had said they were “too busy” to investigate the snatched phone.
The WhatsApp messages of aides and ministers are due to be published in the next tranche of the Mandelson files and the prime minister is said to be braced for potential further resignations over their contents. McSweeney resigned in February over his role in Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US.
