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Reform UK council plans security patrols over ‘daily asylum seeker gatherings’
The three-month Operation Vanguard trial would use private guards to deter anti-social behaviour and reassure residents, with £150,000 funding drawn from a council fund.
- An Essex council led by Reform UK will launch Operation Vanguard to monitor Braintree, Colchester, and Chelmsford town centers, deploying private 'operatives' to deter anti-social behavior and reassure residents.
- Council leader Peter Harris cited 'concerns for community safety' over daily gatherings of asylum seekers at Wethersfield, describing the center's induction process as 'woefully inadequate.'
- Funding for the three-month trial will come from a £150,000 'community innovation and improvement fund,' though a final security contract has not yet been awarded.
- Local landlady Jacqui Braithwaite called asylum seekers 'respectful,' saying they 'make absolutely no difference to our lives,' while BBC political editor Andrew Sinclair warned critics might 'accuse Reform of stoking community tensions.'
- Councillors critical of the plan have until Thursday to 'call in' the decision for further debate, as the government plans to increase Wethersfield capacity to 1,245 bedspaces to reduce hotel reliance.
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Council to hire private security for Essex towns amid 'increase' in migrants
Essex County Council have announced Operation Vanguard in response to safety concerns over migrant numbers in Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford.
·Basildon, United Kingdom
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Reform council deploys private security guards amid women's safety fears over asylum seeker centre
A Reform-run council is deploying private security guards across three town centres amid concerns over women's safety linked to the expansion of a nearby asylum seeker facility.Essex County Council will station guards in Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford as the Home Office prepares to increase capacity at the former RAF Wethersfield base by around 50 per cent.The site currently houses around 800 male asylum seekers but is set to accommodate u…
·London, United Kingdom
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