An elderly couple have spoken out after they were left "absolutely devastated" when they received a letter from their council suggesting their new property could be subject to compulsory purchase and used to house asylum seekers.

Ted and Jose Saunders had just moved into their new home when the "strongly-worded" letter from North Northamptonshire Council arrived leaving Jose "in tears."

Speaking to GB News, Jose said: "I was absolutely devastated. We had only just bought this house, we had been in it eight or nine weeks and that came through the letterbox.

"After crying and and getting really angry, we went down to the local council offices and I spoke to a lady in there.

"She took photocopies of the letter after I showed her it and was really angry with her. She said to me there's nothing to worry about, it's just a standard letter.

"And I said, I don't think that's a standard letter that you should be sending to any person."