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Zia Yusuf blasts Vodafone CEO over illegal migrant scandal – ‘liable for prison’ | Politics | News

Zia Yusuf blasts Vodafone CEO over illegal migrant scandal – ‘liable for prison’ | Politics | News

Zia Yusuf has written to the Vodafone CEO (Image: Getty) Communications giant Vodafone should be excluded “from all defence, national and emergency services” contracts if the firm helps illegal migrants, Zia Yusuf has declared. Reform’s home affairs spokesman said the company’s CEO, Margherita Della Valle, will face prison if Nigel Farage wins the next election. It comes after left-wing charity Care4Calais revealed it had dished out 2,221 pre-paid Vodafone SIM cards to migrants. And Reform has vowed to introduce a “Polanski law” to criminalise those aiding illegal entry to the UK, with the proposal set to ignore the “intent” behind the acts. Mr Yusuf said that Vodafone’s customers will be “astounded” that they are “helping to facilitate the invasion of Britain by unvetted, military-age men”. He added in a letter to Ms Della Valle: “They will be shocked to hear that their phone or broadband provider is actively endangering British women and girls. “I therefore want to give you the opportunity to publicly disavow Vodafone’s distribution of pre-paid SIM cards to illegal migrants. “If you …

Why Britain’s mobile networks are falling behind global rivals | UK | News

Why Britain’s mobile networks are falling behind global rivals | UK | News

The UK is falling behind other nations in the quality of its mobile networks, new research has found. In a global ranking of mobile network connectivity, the UK came eighth after Norway, Australia, Germany and Hungary. Singapore had the best network, just ahead of South Korea and the USA, according to VodafoneThree’s Mobile Market Index. The company said Britain’s performance is being held back by high energy costs, an emerging retirement gap among engineers, restrictive regulation, high spectrum charges, and intense market competition. Singapore had the best network, just ahead of South Korea and the USA, according to VodafoneThree’s Mobile Market Index. The company said Britain’s performance is being held back by high energy costs, an emerging retirement gap among engineers, restrictive regulation, high spectrum charges, and intense market competition. VodafoneThree warned the country risks falling behind as international competitors accelerate investment in mobile networks, although it said progress has been made in recent years. The company’s networks director, Andrea Dona said: “Since the merger we have raised the bar for connectivity in the UK, …