A MASKED thug on a bicycle tried to snatch Robert Jenrick’s mobile phone as he walked at night near Parliament.

The shadow justice secretary told how a “scumbag” targeted him as he walked up from Victoria station in central London.

Mr Jenrick - whose video confronting fare dodgers on London’s underground has been viewed 15 million times - said crime is getting out of control.

And he revealed his fears for the safety of his three daughters, who have had friends who have been mugged.

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He told The Sun’s Kate’s Political Dates: “I came down to London the other day about 11pm at night and was walking out of Victoria Station on my way to Parliament.

“I was looking at my phone and a bloke came past - scumba

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