McSweeney says his phone was stolen

[andygo]

Just after Mandleson was sacked, Mc Sweeny reported his phone was stolen to the Police, but gave wrong address of theft and didn't tell Police of his position in the Government. Seems a bit convenient?

https://archive.ph/CkgCh - Telegraph news story.

[Peterpetrole]

Gave the wrong address so cctv wouldn't show a non theft happening.

Nothing surprises me about anyone around Westminster.

[LeighW]

[andygo]

Also noting that the Police tried twice the following day to call his number, but no answer on his Gov supplied phone.

For once the Police got in first with revealing this news without waiting for the Gov to throw them under a bus.

Although Mandleson gave up his Moby to Plod, he probably had a second one for dodgy calls.. say from MacSweeney for example.

[butchstewie]

Certainly convenient isn't it.

When I first heard of this I misunderstood and thought the dates preceded the sacking and all the fallout.

[Steve vRS]

LeighW said:

Took the words right out of my mouth.

[BikeBikeBIke]

Peterpetrole said:

Gave the wrong address so cctv wouldn't show a non theft happening.

Nothing surprises me about anyone around Westminster.

The mistake in the address is not suspicious. I've lived off the same road for 9 years and I can never remember if it's Xxx Street, or Avenue or Road or Crescent. If I'd just been mugged I'd be even more likely to mix it up.

[Stick Legs]

This has to be considered to obstruction of justice.

Dog ate my homework levels of behaviour.

[CountyLines]

BikeBikeBIke said:

The mistake in the address is not suspicious. I've lived off the same road for 9 years and I can never remember if it's Xxx Street, or Avenue or Road or Crescent. If I'd just been mugged I'd be even more likely to mix it up.

Give over.

If you've had genuinely been robbed and more importantly want it solved, you give the correct details to enable the police to do their job.

[Paddymcc]

Even if his phone was stolen when you log back into a new android phone using your default email it brings everything across from the old one, pictures, whatsapp chat history etc

Im sure Apple devices do something similar.

[119]

Labour MPs do seem to get their phones stolen a lot.

[LimmerickLad]

Steve vRS said:

LeighW said:

Took the words right out of my mouth.

[Vanden Saab]

butchstewie said:

Certainly convenient isn't it.

When I first heard of this I misunderstood and thought the dates preceded the sacking and all the fallout.

You probably heard Steve Reed say on the Sunday press round that the phone was stolen months before Mandelsons sacking and actually believed that a Labour minister was capable of telling the truth.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2036488125912899630

[vaud]

Also

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg09w1wvjqo

Why did he call 999? Hardly a threat to life, etc...

[JoshSm]

Should have tried to make it slightly more believable, like having accidentally dropped it in the North Sea.

[Jasandjules]

Yeah this Paedo protecting Govt continues to deliver.

[HenryV1415]

bkS WAS IT STOLEN, YOU LYING

[HocusPocus]

JoshSm said:

Should have tried to make it slightly more believable, like having accidentally dropped it in the North Sea.

Wagatha will find it

[The Gauge]

119 said:

Labour MPs do seem to get their phones stolen a lot.

Louise Haigh probably has it. She seems to like having phones that have been reported as stolen.

[vaud]

Odd that their messages for Apple message and WhatsApp were not retained and linked to the number