Reform UK Vows Jail for Bosses Hiring Illegal Migrants
Reform UK plans to impose 10 percent global revenue fines and jail time on executives of companies employing illegal migrants, with proceeds funding crime victims and high street restoration.
The policy, branded the “Deliveroo Law” in reference to widespread illegal migrant employment in delivery app services, would impose criminal liability on CEOs and directors even if they claim ignorance of their workers’ immigration status, according to James Saunders writing in GB News.
Under the proposals set to be formally announced by Reform’s home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf, companies found employing illegal migrants would face financial penalties worth 10 percent of their worldwide revenues. Senior executives would face prison sentences under what the party describes as an assault on “soft-touch Britain.”
The initiative draws comparison to existing personal liability frameworks that hold senior managers accountable for financial misconduct, applying the same principle to immigration law violations.
Nigel Farage’s party has positioned the policy as a direct challenge to what it characterizes as decades of lax enforcement under both Conservative and Labour governments.
Yusuf condemned the current situation, stating that some companies have built entire business models around profiting from illegal employment. It is a slap in the face to the public, he argued, adding that such practices undercut British workers while funding people smuggling operations across the Channel.
The proposal includes a novel funding mechanism: revenue generated from the “Deliveroo Law” fines would be earmarked specifically for victims of migrant crime and for high street restoration projects.
Yusuf is also expected to announce a public tip line allowing citizens to report suspected illegal employment at Turkish barber shops, which have come under scrutiny in recent years.
The announcement comes as illegal migrant employment in the gig economy, particularly among food delivery services, has emerged as a significant enforcement challenge for British authorities.
Reform UK has made immigration enforcement central to its political platform ahead of the next General Election, promising what it describes as the strictest approach to illegal migration in the developed world.
With information from GB News
