Vodafone rejects Reform UK demand to stop donating SIM cards to migrant charity

Published Aug 13, 01:52 PM UTC

Vodafone has rejected a demand from Reform UK home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf to stop donating mobile phone SIM cards to the charity Care4Calais, which distributes them to asylum seekers arriving in the UK. Yusuf wrote to Vodafone's board, warning that the company's CEO and directors could face criminal sanctions and prison if Reform UK wins the next election, accusing the company of facilitating illegal entry and endangering British women. Vodafone defended its policy, stating that its program provides SIMs to registered UK charities for distribution to vulnerable people in the UK, with all usage restricted to the UK. The company emphasized that participating charities are regulated by the Charity Commission.