Women ‘terrified’ as council spends just £40,000 on police near UK's largest asylum camp
The people of Braintree, in Essex, have spoken out about the impact of MDP Wethersfield, which was repurposed from RAF Wethersfield in July 2023 to house asylum seekers. Braintree District Council has been criticised for not spending enough of its government grants on policing the town. The Home Office gave the council £3.8 million between July 2023 and June 2026. Of that total, just £40,000 was spent on increased policing while £2.7 million remains unspent. Meanwhile, police data shows that 232 calls were made to 999 and 101 at the site since 2020, with the vast majority (192) coming since the asylum seekers moved in. The total calls included 31 for assault, three for rape, two for sexual offences, nine for theft, one for stabbing and two for human trafficking and slavery. As reported by the Daily Mail, Robert Bates, of the Centre for Migration Control, said: "The people of Braintree…
