Man arrested over theft of phone belonging to Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff

Morgan McSweeney told police his phone was snatched while he walked along a street in Pimlico (Picture: Marcin Nowak/LNP)

A man has been arrested in south London over the theft of a phone that belonged to Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney.

The incident last October drew attention earlier this year when the government promised to publish all messages from ministers and officials relating to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US.

Many of the Whatsapp messages from McSweeney ...