Vodafone pledges to return £6bn to shareholders

Vodafone has pledged to return £6bn to shareholders after agreeing to sell its Japanese arm to SoftBank for £8.

Vodafone has pledged to return &£6bn to shareholders after agreeing to sell its Japanese arm to SoftBank for &£8.9bn. Under-fire boss Arun Sarin declared his job was safe when he announced the deal.