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Reform UK threatens Vodafone bosses with prison over refugee SIM cards

14 August 2026 · in 80 words

Reform UK threatens Vodafone bosses with prison over refugee SIM cards

Zia Yusuf, the party's shadow home secretary, wants the network to cancel 2,221 connections given out by the charity Care4Calais. He wrote to chief executive Margherita Della Valle, demanding she hand tracking data to authorities to help stop Channel crossings. Vodafone pushed back, stating the donated data is strictly limited to UK networks and handled by regulated groups.

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