Minister's Phone Drama Amid Stolen Device Scandal

0:00On March 27, a labor armed forces minister and former Royal Marine says he would chase down anyone who tried to steal his phone and get it back. The comment comes amid controversy over a stolen government device belonging to Morgan McSweeney, who used to be Prime Minister Kierstarmer's top. 8. Fears are growing that sensitive messages about appointing Peter Mandelson as Britain's ambassador to the United States might be lost forever. Many left his role last month, with critics pointing fingers at him for pushing Mandelson's nomination. That appointment stirred backlash due to Mandelson's past ties, and he was removed from the post last September. Now, officials are digging through records after members of parliament demanded full disclosure of related communications. The minister brushed off the phone drama as petty politics, saying he is focused on bigger issues like crises in the Middle East and Ukraine instead. He urged everyone to remotely wipe their devices right away, if stolen to protect personal data, like bank details.

1:00Police released the transcript of McSweeney's emergency call from 20th October last year, where he reported the theft, but gave the wrong street name. That led officers to check the wrong security cameras in East London, instead of Westminster, closing the case without leads. They are reviewing it now, while the cabinet office asks Mandelson for messages from his personal phone, too. The first batch of documents came out earlier this month, with more expected soon as the push for transparency continues.