Deliveroo refused data on bikers' asylum hotels

A FOOD delivery giant has been told by ministers it cannot access the locations of asylum hotels to aid their clampdown on illegal work — due to “safety concerns”.

- By Conor Wilson

Deliveroo made the request to Dame Angela Eagle, the minister for border security and asylum, and Home Office officials, after a Daily Express probe uncovered migrant hotels were being used as a base for couriers and their bikes.

Many seen using branded delivery bikes were residents of asylum hotels and are banned from working in the first 12 months of their application, unless a decision is made sooner.

Deliveroo is reported to have assured the Home Office they would treat the data confidentially.