Dame Diana Johnson made the discovery after delivering a speech in which she said the UK had been “gripped by an epidemic of anti-social behaviour, theft and shoplifting”.
Crime and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson has had her purse stolen – while meeting senior officers to discuss shoplifting and thefts.
It happened as the Labour MP attended the Police Superintendents’ Association’s annual conference in Kenilworth in the West Midlands.
During a speech at the event, Dame Diana said the UK had been “gripped by an epidemic of anti-social behaviour, theft and shoplifting“.
She later discovered her belongings had been stolen, although no “security risk” was identified, officials said.
