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Met Police Release Transcript After Minister’s Phone Snatched

6/2/2026

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The Metropolitan Police released the full transcript of a phone-theft report after Minister Thomas-Symonds and adviser Morgan McSweeney reported their phones stolen.
Thomas-Symonds said three cyclists grabbed his phone on Oct. 15 near the Home Office on Marsham Street.
McSweeney said a man on a bike took his phone on Oct. 20 while London police logged over 71,000 phone-snatching incidents last year.

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The Metropolitan Police released the full transcript of a phone-theft report after Minister Thomas-Symonds and adviser Morgan McSweeney reported their phones stolen.
Thomas-Symonds said three cyclists grabbed his phone on Oct. 15 near the Home Office on Marsham Street.
McSweeney said a man on a bike took his phone on Oct. 20 while London police logged over 71,000 phone-snatching incidents last year.