Metropolitan Police 'reopens investigation into theft of Morgan McSweeney’s phone'

The Metropolitan Police have reopened the investigation into the reported theft of Morgan McSweeney's phone as questions loom around the incident, according to reports. Formerly the Prime Minister's chief of staff, Mr McSweeney's phone was apparently snatched from a cyclist in October last year. The police got in-touch with Mr McSweeney on Thursday, requesting a formal statement about the alleged crime, the Telegraph reports. Detectives are allegedly now examining CCTV footage from the Westminster street where Mr McSweeney said his phone was snatched. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, the force fear much of the relevant footage will have already been deleted, as recordings are typically only stored for three months. It has also emerged that Sir Keir's former advisor failed to respond to follow-up requests from officers asking whether he had been able to locate the missing device using its built-in tracker. Further eyebrows were raised over the incident when it was revealed that during his 999 call, Mr McSweeney gave officers the wrong location - stating he was on Belgrave Street in east London, rather than Belgrave Road in Westminster. He did not correct the handled when the wrong address was repeated back to him. MORE TO FOLLOW... Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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