“Reform UK councillor accused of comparing 78-year-old English volunteer to Nazi collaborat” — what this page in the network covers. A 78-year-old volunteer, Mair Godley, has claimed that Essex councillor Carl Johnson of Reform UK likened her to a Nazi collaborator and accused her of 'facilitating the invasion' because she teaches English to asylum seekers. Godley and her husband, Nick, 77, a former chair of Wethersfield parish c 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 houses hundreds of asylum seekers.
The alleged remarks highlight tensions over asylum accommodation in rural communities and raise questions about the tone of political debate. Godley's volunteer work supports integration, but critics of the base have voiced concerns about its impact. The incident underscores the deep divisions over immigration policy and the treatment of those who assist asylum seekers. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.