Starmer Denies Link to Stolen Phone, Mandelson Files

0:00On March 26, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rejected any connection between the theft of his former Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney's phone and missing files on Lord Peter Mandelson's potential role as UK Ambassador to the United States. The phone was snatched in London back in October 2025, sparking fears that important text exchanges about Mandelson's appointment could. Now be lost forever. Speaking to reporters in Helsinki, Starmer stressed that it was a simple street theft, quickly reported to police with full details like McSweeney's. Name and birth they confirmed on record. He pushed back hard on conspiracy theories, calling it unrealistic to think anyone planned the theft ahead for some future document request. While police have verified the incident, questions linger over how this mishap might affect transparency and high level appointments.