The incident occurred when Johnson was attending a police conference in downtown. England Tuesday.
The government official said that Johnson’s bag I was robbed during the conference without any security risk being detected.
She said Johnson In her speech, she said Britain was “suffering from rampant anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and theft”, while the Home Office declined to comment.
Warwickshire Police said a 56-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of theft and had been released on bail.
I witnessed Britain Rising rates Theft and robbery In the past years.
Although overall crime has fallen, according to the Office for National Statistics, the number of thefts of items such as bags and mobile phones by individuals rose by 40 per cent in the year to March.
This has led to public support for the police falling to an all-time low, with a YouGov poll earlier this year showing that more than half of citizens do not trust their ability to solve crimes and more than a third do not believe they can keep the peace and order.
In her speech, Johnson announced plans to train more police forces.