'GET A GRIP ON MIGRANT DELIVERY RIDER FARCE!'

Pressure on Government to act after we expose asylum hotel illegal workers

- By Jonathan Walker and Zak Garner-Purkis

LABOUR must “get a grip” and stop asylum seekers working illegally as delivery riders, the Tories insisted yesterday.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said “it’s time to shut the racket down” after a Daily Express probe revealed that men living in a migrants’ hotel were making deliveries for firms including Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats.

Mr Philp said: “The Home Office must get a grip and crack down on every company turning a blind eye...it is a farce.” He added: “When illegal migrants arrive and are housed in taxpayer-funded hotels, supported with meals and services, and able to access work illegally through gig-economy platforms, it is a farce and signals to the rest of the world that Britain's border is open for business."

Reform MP Lee Anderson also piled on the pressure and alleged the Home Office has "completely lost control of the asylum system".

He said: "This excellent investigation proves that asylum seekers and illegal migrants are working when they shouldn't be, with the Home Office and delivery companies turning a blind eye. This is soft-touch Britain at its worst. It's no surprise we're heading for a record year of illegal Channel crossings.

"Migrants know Labour's Britain will fling open the doors, stick them in a cushy hotel, let them work and never bother deporting them."

The Home Office admitted our inquiry had uncovered serious flaws in the enforcement of employment laws and insisted it was taking action, with Border Security Minister Dame Angela Eagle due to meet food delivery companies next week.