Article 79C3D Volunteer, 78, says Reform official likened her to Nazi collaborator for teaching asylum seekers English

Volunteer, 78, says Reform official likened her to Nazi collaborator for teaching asylum seekers English

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Diane Taylor
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Mair Godley claims Essex councillor Carl Johnson told her she was facilitating the invasion' by giving language lessons

A 78-year-old volunteer has claimed a Reform UK councillor accused her of facilitating the invasion" and being akin to a Nazi collaborator during the second world war because she has helped asylum seekers learn English.

Mair Godley and her husband, Nick, 77, a former chair of Wethersfield parish council, live near the former Wethersfield military base in Essex, where the Home Office accommodates hundreds of asylum seekers.

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