CALL TO SPEED UP KILL SWITCH FOR STOLEN PHONES

MPs urged to act to stop organised crime gangs

- BY DAVE BURKE Political Correspondent

PUZZLED MPs have accused the government of being too timid in forcing phone companies to bring in a kill switch for stolen mobiles.

Police have pleaded with ministers to bring in legislation making companies disable devices at the touch of a button if they are snatched.

Thousands are pinched every year and pressure is growing on the Home Office to bring forward new legislation, with organised crime gangs stealing phones to sell overseas – mainly to China and Algeria.

Tory MP Kit Malthouse said: "This is a serious organised crime issue