Anger erupts in Oxfordshire as Labour ministers use emergency powers to force through controversial asylum accommodation, raising serious questions about how much say British communities have left over their own future. Labour has delivered another devastating blow to local democracy after Communities Secretary Angela Rayner approved plans to accommodate up to 1,256 male asylum seekers … Continue reading LABOUR’S WAR ON LOCAL DEMOCRACY: Rayner overrides residents to approve migrant camp for 1,256 men as councils lose planning powers