UK to deport 60 delivery riders after illegal work crackdown

The government says 60 takeaway-delivery riders found to be working illegally in the UK are facing deportation.

The Home Office says the group are among 171 riders arrested over seven days in November in a national “enforcement blitz” in villages, towns and cities across the country.

It comes as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has been targeting people working unlawfully in the “gig economy”.

Border Security Minister Alex Norris has also met representatives from food-delivery firms to encourage them to do more to tackle the issue – such as using facial recognition checks to prevent riders sharing their identities with people who do not have permission to take up work in the UK.

Norris said November’s action ought to “send a clear message: if you are working illegally in this country, you…