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Delivery drivers and illegal immigrants arrested in police raids
- Police began raids on illegal food delivery riders, resulting in arrests for illegal working and breaching bail conditions, as noted in a crackdown by immigration authorities.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper praised the investigation and highlighted commitments from delivery firms for facial recognition checks on drivers.
- Migrants from Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan were among those arrested, with a 51% increase in arrests since last year related to illegal working.
- The Home Office aims to close legal loopholes and enhance security features to combat illegal work among asylum seekers in the delivery sector.
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Chris Philp calls on Home Secretary to 'take action' on illegal migrants working as food delivery riders
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has demanded food delivery companies to "put their house in order" after exposing swathes of illegal migrants using an app "loophole" to work.Conducting his own investigation of illegal workers in Britain, Philp uncovered illegal migrants being offered multiple courier account logins online for as little as £40 a week and as much as £100 a week.FULL STORY HERE.
Food delivery platforms to step up ID checks after migrant work abuse reports
FOOD delivery companies Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat have agreed to strengthen security measures, including facial verification checks, to prevent irregular migrants from working through their platforms, following criticism from the UK government.The announcement came after the Labour government summoned the three firms for a meeting in response to a report by The Sun which exposed how some migrants were bypassing rules and working illegall…
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