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A kitchen in a four-star migrant resort has been used to arrange and dispatch meals by Deliveroo and Uber Eats, it has been revealed. Footage on YouTube reveals Cedar Court Hotel in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, getting used to arrange quick meals orders in what has been described as a “misuse” of asylum lodging.

The resort, which is owned by EC4 Hotel Ltd, has a profitable contract with the federal government who spends hundreds of thousands of kilos every day to accommodate asylum seekers awaiting course of. An investigation is now underway to determine whether or not the enterprise is prohibited underneath the phrases of the contract. The footage posted by TH101UK reveals two males strolling into the resort’s grounds to analyze its use as a enterprise.

As they acquire entry, it seems that the resort’s kitchen is being utilized by companies named Big Boi Burgers and Absurd Stacks whereas an indication on the door clearly states that the resort is a Deliveroo and Uber Eats pick-up location.

The resort has housed asylum seekers for a number of years however the kitchen was inspected by Environmental Health in September 2024 and given a 5 star score.

Wakefield Council has revealed that the resort is working a correctly registered meals enterprise often called Absurd Stacks.

Despite awarding the enterprise a license to function, the council is now investigating following the discharge of the viral footage.

The revelation comes simply days after the Daily Express discovered that riders from a number of meals supply corporations had been working out of asylum inns.

Over two nights, the Daily Express noticed at the least 10 completely different males leaving a migrant resort in Central London earlier than doing supply work.

They hooked up Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats-branded carriers to their bikes and hooked up cellphones to their handlebars.

In response a Home Office spokesperson stated: “This activity is wholly unacceptable.

“Immediate action has been taken to ensure the service is no longer operating at the site and we are in close contact with the provider.

“They have said residents at the hotel were not involved.

“We take all allegations of misuse of asylum accommodation and the safety of residents extremely seriously. We will now be investigating.”

A Deliveroo spokesperson stated: “Virtual brands like Absurd Stacks are fully registered food businesses, offering a delivery-only restaurant service.

“After being made aware of the potential relationship between the hotel group running the virtual brand and the Home Office, we suspended them from our platform while we investigate further.”

An Uber Eats spokesperson stated: “We have suspended this restaurant’s access to our platform and are fully investigating.”