Hundreds of arrests have been made as part of what the Government called a "week-long crackdown" on asylum seekers taking jobs for delivery firms. Loading audio...

A total of 1,780 people were stopped and spoken to at locations across the UK over suspected illegal working activity between July 20 and 27.

Some 280 were arrested as a result, in areas including Hillingdon in north-west London, Dumfries in Scotland, and Birmingham, the Home Office said.

Some 89 of those have been detained pending removal from the country and 53 are now having their asylum support reviewed, which the Government said could result in their support being suspended or withdrawn.

The Home Office described the operation as a "nationwide intensification week" targeting illegal working hotspots, with a focus on th

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