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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matt Mathers

Former Tory leader warns Vodafone and Three merger poses ‘dangerous’ security risk

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Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has warned that the merger between Vodafone and Three is “dangerous” and risks giving a company with its roots in Communist Party-ruled China a more prominent place in the UK’s mobile network.

The former work and pensions secretary and MP for Chingford and Woodford Green said the proposed deal raised serious questions about national security and competition within the UK telecommunications market.

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