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Downing Street has rejected suggestions that David Cameron might have caused a security breach by briefly leaving his official ministerial red box unaccompanied on the table of a train carriage.Downing Street has rejected suggestions that David Cameron might have caused a security breach by briefly leaving his official ministerial red box unaccompanied on the table of a train carriage.
A train passenger took a photograph of the red box, which was published by the Daily Mirror. The passenger told the paper: "It was just sitting there. I could probably have run off with it if I'd wanted to."A train passenger took a photograph of the red box, which was published by the Daily Mirror. The passenger told the paper: "It was just sitting there. I could probably have run off with it if I'd wanted to."
However, Downing Street insisted the box was not left unattended and that the security detail protecting the prime minister was there at all times.However, Downing Street insisted the box was not left unattended and that the security detail protecting the prime minister was there at all times.
The photograph was taken on Saturday on a train from King's Cross station in London to York, where Cameron attended his sister-in-law's wedding.The photograph was taken on Saturday on a train from King's Cross station in London to York, where Cameron attended his sister-in-law's wedding.
Guidance was issued in 1999 by junior minister Peter Kilfoyle that red boxes should be "effectively disguised" if it was necessary to carry them on public transport.Guidance was issued in 1999 by junior minister Peter Kilfoyle that red boxes should be "effectively disguised" if it was necessary to carry them on public transport.
James Purnell was forced to apologise in November 2008 after leaving some confidential correspondence from his ministerial red box on a train during his tenure as work and pensions secretary.James Purnell was forced to apologise in November 2008 after leaving some confidential correspondence from his ministerial red box on a train during his tenure as work and pensions secretary.
The transport minister Simon Burns caused controversy earlier this year over his use of an £80,000-a-year chauffeur-driven government car to commute daily between his Essex home and Westminster, claiming he used it only because he was barred from working on his red box of official ministerial papers on the train for security reasons.The transport minister Simon Burns caused controversy earlier this year over his use of an £80,000-a-year chauffeur-driven government car to commute daily between his Essex home and Westminster, claiming he used it only because he was barred from working on his red box of official ministerial papers on the train for security reasons.
The Cabinet Office contradicted this, saying ministers could work on papers in public as long as they ensured sensitive material could not be seen.The Cabinet Office contradicted this, saying ministers could work on papers in public as long as they ensured sensitive material could not be seen.
The former deputy prime minister John Prescott said: "I'm staggered that a prime minister should be so slack about looking after government secrets.The former deputy prime minister John Prescott said: "I'm staggered that a prime minister should be so slack about looking after government secrets.
"The box could have contained detailed confidential intelligence about Syria. I never let mine out of my sight. The guy needs to get a grip.""The box could have contained detailed confidential intelligence about Syria. I never let mine out of my sight. The guy needs to get a grip."
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