UK Crime Minister’s bag stolen during police conference

To the UK Crime, Police and Fire Minister, Diana Johnsonher purse was stolen during a conference with police this past Tuesday.

Johnson gave a speech at a conference of the Association of Police Superintendents in which he warned of an “epidemic of antisocial behaviour, theft and shoplifting” that the current Labour government had inherited from the previous Conservative government, according to the report. Financial Times.

The British newspaper also reported that a man from 56 years old was arrested for allegedly being linked to the theft of the handbag. The conference was held at a four-star hotel on the outskirts of Kenilworth in the Midlands. The man was released on bail.

The Home Office confirmed that Johnson was They stole their belongings.

The British press specifies that the robbery occurred on the same day that the Government of Keir Starmer The UK has begun releasing some prisoners earlier than planned due to overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales. The UK has been hit by a wave of riots in August that has overwhelmed the justice system and prisons.

Following the robbery, Diana Johnson told X that it had been “a pleasure to speak” at the conference and took the opportunity to thank the police for their “tireless efforts” during the riots this summer.