Sir Keir Starmer has said it is "a little bit far-fetched" to suggest the theft of his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney's phone was in any way linked to the release of files on Lord Peter Mandelson.There are concerns exchanges relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment as British ambassador to the US could be lost as a result of the snatching of the mobile phone in London in October 2025.

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is "a little bit far-fetched" to suggest the theft of his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney's phone was in any way linked to the release of files on Lord Peter Mandelson.There are concerns exchanges relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment as British ambassador to the US could be lost as a result of the snatching of the mobile phone in London in October 2025.