Epping council has slammed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for displaying "crass insensitivity" over proposals to house more asylum seekers in the area, following a tumultuous year marked by protests and a high-profile sexual assault case.

According to the Telegraph, Chris Whitbread, the council's leader, has penned a scathing letter to Sir Keir and his ministers, expressing outrage over a Home Office contractor's plan to procure eight flats in the area to accommodate asylum-seeking families.

The council's fury comes on the heels of a failed legal bid to prevent The Bell Hotel from being used to house asylum seekers. The hotel became a flashpoint for nationwide protests after the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl by 41-year-old Ethiopian migrant Hadush Kebatu.

In his letter, addre

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