Stolen Phone Sparks UK Ambassador Scandal

0:00On March 29, a senior UK minister is firing back at critics over a stolen government phone linked to top-level chats about Peter Mandelson's new gig. As U.S. ambassador, the device belonged to Morgan McSweeney, Kierstarmer's former chief adviser, and got snatched by a mugger on a London street last October. Those messages won't see daylight now, sparking big questions in Parliament. The phone was wiped remotely right after the theft report on October 20th, following all the rules. Belgian folks are pushing hard for full details, especially since Mandelson's past ties to Jeffrey Epstein are in the mix, raising eyebrows on why. He got the nod. Bridget Phillips and caught off the skeptics, saying they're sliding into conspiracy theory land. Conservative leader, Kemi Baudinache, labeled the whole thing fishy, but Phillips and insists McSweeney did everything by the book and is handing over. What's needed? Turns out McSweeney had two private phones, too. When deactivated earlier this year, the other, still active.

1:01Now there's pressure for messages from those devices on the ambassador pick. No tin says they're still reaching out to key people for any relevant text, so this drama's far from over as the search rolls on.