Police to reassess Morgan McSweeney phone theft over address error

Force previously said it was too busy' to investigate theft despite it potentially holding sensitive information

Police are revisiting a closed investigation into the theft of Morgan McSweeney's phone after admitting they recorded the wrong address when he reported the crime.

Keir Starmer's former chief of staff told the Metropolitan police that his phone was stolen in central London when he was returning home from a restaurant on 20 October last year, the Times reported.