Soho House venue under investigation for food safety

A venue of private members club Soho House is being investigated by the local council after a former member of staff raised concerns about rats and out-of-date food allegedly being served.

The former staff member told BBC News he was pressured to replace labels on prepared food if it was not sold at the end of the day and said he regularly saw rats at the venue.

His contract was terminated two months after he first raised concerns, but Soho House said this was unrelated to his complaints.

It added that the food incident was isolated and re-labelling unsold food was not company policy, but it did not comment on the rats claim.

Hackney Council has confirmed it is investigating food safety and hygiene at Soho House's Shoreditch location.

Soho House is a popular haunt for A-list celebrities. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly had their first date at one of its London venues.

The former staff member at Shoreditch House, Kamran Khan, first raised concerns informally about the alleged re-labelling practice before formally filing a complaint with Soho House.

Khan was on probation at the venue when he raised the concerns in July, and his employment was terminated earlier in September.