- A man has been arrested on suspicion of trying to sell a government phone belonging to Morgan McSweeney, Sir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff, after it was stolen.
- The 28-year-old man was arrested last Wednesday in Peckham on suspicion of handling stolen goods and has since been bailed by the Metropolitan Police.
- He is suspected of receiving the phone after it was stolen and then attempting to sell it, but is not believed to be involved in the original theft.
- The phone, which has not yet been recovered, was stolen on 20 October last year from Belgrave Road, Pimlico.
- The theft garnered national attention due to concerns the device may have held key communications regarding Lord Peter Mandelson's potential appointment as British ambassador to the US, following revelations about his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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