Reform UK councillor accused of likening 78-year-old volunteer to Nazi collaborator
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Mair Godley says Essex councillor Carl Johnson compared her English lessons for asylum seekers to aiding Germany in WWII.
The Guardian reported that 78-year-old volunteer Mair Godley claims Reform UK councillor Carl Johnson accused her of “facilitating the invasion” and likened her to a Nazi collaborator for teaching English to asylum seekers at the former Wethersfield military base in Essex. [1]
The exchange occurred at a 14 October parish council meeting after her husband Nick Godley questioned local security measures. Johnson reportedly said he did not want his daughter “raped and murdered by asylum seekers.” [1]
Nick Godley lodged a formal complaint with Essex county council. Reform UK and Johnson have not responded. [1]
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- Volunteer, 78, says Reform official likened her to Nazi collaborator for teaching asylum seekers English
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