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Introduce ‘kill switch’ to smartphones to stop mugging epidemic, says Home Secretary

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Yvette Cooper chaired summit of police and phone companies to discuss ways to tackle phone thefts.

She has backed police chiefs' demands that the phone companies have easy-to-use safety features that allow them to be disabled as soon as they are stolen.

Ms Cooper is also looking to hand police extra powers to enter homes where they suspect stolen phones are being stored and re-registered.