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Epping Council Slams Starmer Over Asylum Housing Plans

11/26/2025

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Epping council criticized Sir Keir Starmer for "crass insensitivity" over plans to house more asylum seekers in the area.
Whitbread told Starmer and ministers that eight flats should not be used for asylum-seeking families.
It follows a failed bid to block The Bell Hotel from housing asylum seekers, which sparked national protests after a sexual assault involving an Ethiopian migrant, and Whitbread warned of heightened fear in Epping.

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Epping council criticized Sir Keir Starmer for "crass insensitivity" over plans to house more asylum seekers in the area.
Whitbread told Starmer and ministers that eight flats should not be used for asylum-seeking families.
It follows a failed bid to block The Bell Hotel from housing asylum seekers, which sparked national protests after a sexual assault involving an Ethiopian migrant, and Whitbread warned of heightened fear in Epping.