Reform pledge ‘Deliveroo Law’ to jail bosses of firms that use illegal workers

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 6, 2026 10:55am Updated August 6, 2026 10:56am Reform has attempted to make Deliveroo the face of illegal working with the name of its proposed law, but the company has hit back (Picture: Reuters) Reform UK has pledged to bring in a new law targeting the bosses of companies that employ illegal migrants with the threat of massive fines or even time in prison. Dubbed the ‘Deliveroo Law’, the legislation would make the CEOs and directors of such firms – even multinational ones – personally and criminally liable for any illegal workers. They would face the ‘harshest penalties in the world for those employing illegal migrants’, Nigel Farage’s party said. But Deliveroo has hit back at Reform using its name for their proposed law, saying it