Surrey chip shop staff left ‘terrified’ by immigration raid as ministers called on to lower penalties for small businessesA fish and chip shop owner has been handed a “devastating” £40,000 fine by the Home Office after hiring a man who had allegedly forged his identity, as ministers face calls to reduce the size of such penalties for small businesses amid a surge in enforcement.In March, Home Office immigration officers stormed Big Fry Fish & Chips in Egham, Surrey, in a raid that left staff “terrified”. Officers took away a man, who was employed by the shop, on the alleged grounds that he did not have to right to work in the UK. Continue reading...