The minister in charge of policing had her purse stolen at a conference about…policing. Crime, Policing and Fire minister Diana Johnson met with senior police officers earlier today when her wallet was nicked, having just spoken at the conference bemoaning the “epidemic of anti-social behaviour, theft and shoplifting”. You couldn’t make it up…

The incident sent the Home Office into hight alert as they are now “probing security risks” while Warwickshire Police have confirmed they are investigating the theft. Let’s hope it wasn’t one of those early released prisoners…