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Sir Keir Starmer says it is "a little bit far-fetched" to suggest the theft of his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney's phone was in any way linked to the release of files on Lord Peter Mandelson. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Well, the phone was stolen. It was reported to the police.
00:05There's a transcript of the call in which Morgan McSweeney gives his name, his date of birth, the details of
00:11the phone.
00:12And the police confirm that it was reported.
00:15Unfortunately, there are thefts like this.
00:17It was stolen. It was reported at the time.
00:20And the police have acknowledged and confirmed that that is what happened.
00:25And the idea that somehow everybody could have seen that sometime in the future there would be a request for
00:31the phone is, to my mind, a little bit far-fetched.
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