PM rejects ‘far-fetched’ claims casting doubt on McSweeney’s account of phone theft
Keir Starmer responds after Kemi Badenoch spokesperson says she ‘raised eyebrow’ in relation to theft of aide’s phoneUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has said it is “far-fetched” to suggest that the theft of his former chief of staff’s mobile phone is somehow connected to...
<p>Keir Starmer responds after Kemi Badenoch spokesperson says she ‘raised eyebrow’ in relation to theft of aide’s phone</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/26/keir-starmer-morgan-mcsweeney-stolen-phone-peter-mandelson-documents">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Keir Starmer has said it is “far-fetched” to suggest that the theft of his former chief of staff’s mobile phone is somehow connected to a subsequent push for the release of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador.</p><p>Downing Street has come under pressure to say whether key messages between Morgan McSweeney and the former ambassador were lost after it emerged that the government-issue <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/25/would-morgan-mcsweeney-stolen-mobile-have-mandelson-messages-on-it">phone was stolen last year</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/26/keir-starmer-morgan-mcsweeney-stolen-phone-peter-mandelson-documents">Continue reading...</a>
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