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@Carm5012 @theobertram It might well have required two-factor authentication using the phone he no longer had.

@theobertram Does he not have a laptop, Ipad, computer on his desk?

If he gave his work email, he wouldn't be able to access it because his work phone had been stolen and he would not have access to his work email on his personal phone. He had also already immediately told No10 to track his phone, according to the transcript.

@ollieparrot @Zaphod2042 It also means that there are two firms building rival escorts rather than a BAe monopoly, which economic theory predicts slightly improves the prices & service that the MOD get from both suppliers.

@ollieparrot @Zaphod2042 Type 31 was intended to be a cheap general-purpose frigate that was (a) affordable to smaller navies than for export (e.g. Denmark) and (b) enabled RN to have the same number of escorts at lower cost. More like Caribbean smugglers & Somali pirates, not high end AAW or ASW.

Someone will need to sit me down and explain why Type 26 wasn't in the running for a $1.1-1.6bn per ship ASW warship programme... Hopefully not BAE once again turning away business.

@Carm5012 @max_abdulgani A crime had been committed!

@seektruthfromfx @max_abdulgani Why phone the Met then? There was no need, seems planned, to me.

What did you expect him to say? ‘Oh by the way Constable, I’m Mr McSweeney of Downing Street. You will bow down to me!’

@Carm5012 @max_abdulgani The location of sensitive information is itself sensitive information. And if other tweets on this topic are accurate, Mr McSweeney phoned Number 10 before calling the police. So government security already knew.

@seektruthfromfx @max_abdulgani Who's asking him to discuss the contents? A: he could have at least mentioned it contained sensitive info but B: it really should have been passed to the security services, they should have taken it from there - he did not need to call the Met

@seatsixtyone Well done for reconsidering, apologizing, repenting, and paying something in restitution.

I think I owe people an apology. The other day I vented my anger & frustration at an illegal & unnecessary war in a reply to someone, saying I no longer believed at face value anything I saw connected with the warring governments...

@Carm5012 @max_abdulgani So you're saying both that you think he should have discussed sensitive national security info on his personal phone with someone who has only the lowest level of security vetting? I'm not sure that's a good idea. And if I'd been mugged minutes before, I'd stop and think first.

@max_abdulgani Well, he could have elaborated on his role and how sensitive the info on the phone was - it's a national security case not just another mobile theft.

@OpulentNetOtter @max_abdulgani So you're saying that he should be discussing sensitive national security business on his personal phone?

@max_abdulgani I'd expect him to say that he's the prime minister's chief of staff and his phone is full of sensitive information with national security implications. Would you not?

@wrenboysongs @theobertram *Millions* of people work for the government and state-owned bodies. I don't know who the 1,200 stolen phones stat is counting, but on the face of it it's plausible.

@theobertram 1,200 govt phones a year? You think that's normal? Seems a lot. Like, two decimal places too much? Are these dweebs getting their lunch money taken every day too?

34,000 phones stolen in Westminster every year. At least 1,200 lost or stolen from govt. Given that data, it just seems probable to me that McSweeney had his phone stolen & improbable that he made it all up (a crazy thing to do & there is no evidence to support it).

@Always_Winning1 @theobertram right that it is notable that Mr McSweeney didn't demand special treatment.

@Always_Winning1 @theobertram There are millions of people who work for the Civil Service, the NHS, and the railways. Many of them could say they've got a government phone, and the call handler has probably heard many confused things from victims. It's a missed lead but entirely understandable. And BTW you're

I'm not sure why people are encouraging a conspiracy theory on this. He had his phone nicked. Didn't say 'don't you know who I am'. Told No10 immediately to track it. He literally says in this transcript the first thing he did was "rang my office to get the phone tracked".

@karl_fh @theobertram If he'd have done that, there would have thousands of posts on this app about "two-tier policing", as demonstrated by the highly partisan takes on what did happen.

@theobertram Moronic drivel to suggest that McSweeney identifying himself as the PM’s chief of staff would have been flaunting his status; it would have been the sensible thing to do if a phone containing sensitive data had actually been stolen.

@janekin24 @Steven_Swinford If he had, The Times' headline would be "Two-tier policing: Labour staffer demands special treatment from police", and people on this app would be asking why he didn't just ask for a crime number like the rest of us.

@Steven_Swinford Sounds like a totally fraudulent claim then as if real he would have absolutely stated his role and the risks to national security. He did this for a crime number.

BREAKING Morgan McSweeney did not tell the Metropolitan Police who he was or where he worked when he called 999 after his phone was stolen The Metropolitan Police has released a transcript of the call and said that it was not aware 'of the victims employment or the particular security risks associated with his device or material on it The call took place on 20 October, 2025 at 22.30. McSweeney stated that it was a government phone Here is the verbatim transcript of the call in full: Call handler: Police, what's your emergency? Caller: Oh, hello, someone just robbed my phone. Call handler: Did they actually take it from you just now? Caller: Yeah Call handler: How did they get away? Caller: So he's on a bike. He's come onto the pavement to grab my phone and cycled off on a bike. Call handler: And where did this happen? Caller: It happened in Belgrave Street* in Westminster. *We now know that the incident took place in Belgrave Road, Westminster. The call handler inputs Belgrave Street and it provides a matching road name in Tower Hamlets, which is what is recorded in error. There are further references to locations near to Belgrave Street in Tower Hamlets later in the call, which compounds the issue. Call handler: And whose phone are you using now? Caller: I've got two phones. I'm using my personal one. That was my work one. Call handler: Can I take the phone number for this phone you're calling on? Caller: Yeah, 07XXXXXXXXX. Call handler: Thank you. And you said Belgrave Street, yeah? Caller: Yeah, just kind of going back to the location. Call handler: Don't put yourself at any risk. It's not worth it over a phone. I appreciate it’s frustrating. Call handler: And which way did they go towards, this suspect on a bike? Caller: He went. He travels north. I saw him for a few blocks. Call handler: So where were you when you last saw him? Have you got any idea? Caller: Yeah, so. Call handler: Did you get up to Stepney? Caller: Let me tell you where I got to. I'm just going back to where I can. Caller: So he turned right. Sorry, he turned left. There's a park on top of the road and he turned left there. Call handler: Stepney Green Park, ok. Caller: Yeah. He turned left there. Call handler: Can you remember anything about his appearance? Caller: Yeah, he was young. He was a black guy. He was on a bike. Call handler: About how young? Call handler: Just a guess. Caller: Teens. Late teens. Call handler: Was he skinny, tall, any idea? Caller: Yeah. He was slim. He was about average height. Call handler: Was it an e bike or pedal bike? Caller: Pedal bike. Call handler: Have you got a tracker on the phone at all? Caller: I do. It’s a government phone. Call handler: And it's your work phone. What kind of phone is it? Caller: It’s an iPhone. Call handler: Do you know what model? Caller: I don't. [PAUSE] Call handler: Right, just bear with me a second. Call handler: We would normally deploy to see you but at the moment, we are having extreme demand on police officers. So, I don't know if you would prefer to make your way home and make a crime report over the phone or online tomorrow. I mean, I can complete one with you now. I can pass this down, you can wait, but I honestly do not know how long you'll be waiting, Caller: If I could complete it now that would be good. Call handler: Ok. Call handler: What's your name, please? Caller: My name is XXXXXXXXXX. Call handler: XXXXXXXXXX? (repeats name back) Caller: Yeah. Call handler: And your date of birth, please? Caller: It's XXXXXX Call handler: Is XXXXXXXXX (surname) all one word? Caller: Yeah, (spells surname). Call handler: And what's your home address? Caller: (Provides non-London address) Call handler: So you live in XXXXXX? Caller: Yeah. Call handler: Are you staying anywhere while you're in London? Caller: Yeah. Call handler: Sorry, it just takes a little bit longer to deal with an address outside of the Met. I do apologise. Caller: It’s ok. Call handler: And may I take an email for you please (name)? Caller: Yeah, it's XXXXXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXXX.com (personal email address) Call handler: You'll get a copy of the preliminary crime report through to that email. Call handler: How would you like to be contacted by an investigating officer? By email or phone? Caller: Phone, please. Or either, I’m not fussed. Call handler: Have you got any finance apps on the phone? Caller: No. Call handler: You'll need to change any passwords for any logins you do have on the phone. Caller: Yeah, okay. Call handler: You're not vulnerable in any way. Are you? Caller: No I’m not. Call handler: Do you believe there was any CCTV near where the incident happened? Caller: Might be. [Inaudible] away from location. Call handler: Don't worry. Don't return. No, I'll just put at the moment unknown. And obviously, if we find out more, we find out more. Call handler: Are you willing to make a statement to support the investigation? Caller: Definitely. Call handler: So what time did he actually snatch the phone? Caller: About two minutes before I rung you and I chased, and then I rang my office to get the phone tracked and then I rang you. Call handler: Okay, cool. It would have been about 25 past that you were robbed. Caller: A little before, about 23 minutes past, I think. Call handler: 23? Little bit before? Okay. [PAUSE] Call handler: Just bear with me, I’m just trying to get this system to accept the address. Sorry about this. I won't keep you much longer. Call handler: If you do get any tracking updates, what you do is you give us call back if the phone is stationary. Caller: Yeah. Call handler: And we can review attending then. We can't guarantee attending a moving phone at all, but if it's been stationary for a few… Call handler: It’s not accepting your address. Caller: I can give you my London address? Call handler: It’s alright. I've nearly got this to work. Caller: Okay Call handler: How long you staying in London? Caller: So I come to London every week. I work in London. Call handler: Oh, I see. Okay, that makes sense. Caller: So I'll be here till Thursday. Call handler: Okay. [PAUSE] Call handler: As I was trying to say, I've got this sorted now, so I'll be texting you a crime reference number in the next few moments. Along with the crime reference number will be a CHS reference number. If you need to give us a call back, you can call back giving that reference number from any device, and then we'll be able to link it straight away to your crime report and review deploying. We will need to know a bit more details about the phone itself, so when you're contacted by the investigating officer, or if you do get tracking details, you can call us back with the IMEI number, and the type of phone that it is that would be super helpful. Caller: All right, thank you. Call handler: All right, I’m just about to text you through the crime reference number now. Caller: Thank you so much. You’ve been really helpful. Call handler: No worries. All right, (name). You take care now, okay? Bye. Caller: Bye bye.

@banthebbc @Steven_Swinford Millions of people work for the NHS, Civil Service, and the railways. Many of them could reasonably say they had a government phone.

@Steven_Swinford "Government phone" >> That didn't invite any further enquiry?

@clarescastle @Steven_Swinford Because he's just been mugged, so he's shaken up, and he expects the call handler to know what they're talking about. If you read transcripts of conversations people talk at cross-purposes like this all the time.

@Steven_Swinford Why does he keep saying Yeah when the Callhandler is incorrectly mentioning Stepney and Stepney Green?

@clarescastle @Steven_Swinford @timmyvoe If he had, The Times' headline would be "Two-tier policing: Labour staffer demands special treatment from police", and people on this app would be asking why he didn't just ask for a crime number like the rest of us.

@Steven_Swinford @timmyvoe Why did McSweeney give his personal email when his Government work phone had been stolen? Why didn’t he indicate, when asked if he was vulnerable, that the phone’s contents were a matter of national security, given his job was Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of the UK?

@ann_b61 @clarescastle @Steven_Swinford @timmyvoe With hindsight we can see that, but I expect the call handlers hear people say all sorts of confused things when they've just been robbed. She might have just thought it was some brand, like there are Apple phones and One phones. Crown Paints aren't made by the King!

@clarescastle @Steven_Swinford @timmyvoe Not blaming the call handler but surely if someone says it's a "government phone" there should be some cogs whirring.

@pinstripedline AFAIK this is the first mention on the World Wide Web of SkyNet 4C's UHF transponder(s) having failed. They were apparently intended solely for secure sub comms. 4C is still in use so I wonder whether that's still a constraint on underwater operations, especially South Atlantic?

Finally communications were a real challenge, with "serious concerns about the vulnerability of submarine UHF SATCOM, VLF and LF transmissions to jamming and exploitation".

In 1991 CINCFLEET wrote to 1st Sea Lord setting out the material state of the Royal Navy. It noted radars didn't work, there weren't enough weapons, and ships were highly vulnerable to Soviet attack. But the Submarine service held its own against rivals. PSL thread

@James_Kell1 @John_ForemanCBE You mean Tornado? Or the early block Typhoons?

Still amazes me that the RAF went from loads of long-range, multi-role strike bombers with oodles of weapons to a handful of short-range stealth aircraft with few.

@NewDealEnjoyerr @ettingermentum Those divisions are not significantly worse than Brexit or the Troubles

@seektruthfromfx @ettingermentum Yeah there’s definitely never been any large political divisions between the French-dominant Quebec province and the rest of the English population

Can you just imagine the kinds of predatory loans you could lend to this monstrosity after the end of the war🤑🤑🤑