Around 2,000 people joined the protest that took place on Sunday in Crowborough, East Sussex, against government plans to accommodate 540 single male asylum seekers at a disused army camp on the edge of the town. During the protests, mothers led chants of “Starmer out” as marchers carried Union Jacks, St George’s crosses, and handwritten placards with slogans including “Protect Us. Protect our children” and “Our children’s freedom gone, so they can have theirs,” The Times reported. This comes after a heated public meeting on Thursday, where private security guards intervened when local politicians were chased out of the community centre hall. Some residents said they were installing panic alarms in their homes and raised concerns about access to local GP services, which are alre

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