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English Village Votes to 'Secede' From UK
Residents backed a symbolic breakaway by 285 votes as they opposed plans for a nearby asylum centre for more than 1,200 men.
- On Wednesday, residents of Piddington, Oxfordshire, voted symbolically to secede from the United Kingdom, protesting Government plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military base.
- The Government intends to use the disused military site for at least 10 years to house single adult male asylum seekers, officials claiming this closes hotels and saves taxpayers over £1 billion since the election.
- Branded the 'Battle for Britain,' the referendum saw 285 villagers support 'independence' with roughly 92 per cent turnout; only 26 locals opposed the move, which local parish council chair Tim McNally called a 'very British thing.'
- Oxfordshire County Council leader Tim Bearder accused the Government of proposing the plan 'without engaging with local people,' while Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy stated the asylum backlog must not 'fall on poorer communities.'
- Safety concerns regarding the B4011 road persist, as the Government proposes issuing high-visibility jackets to asylum seekers walking an unlit route. Similar protests against housing asylum seekers have occurred in other areas around Britain.
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PIDDINGTON (ANP) - The residents of the small English village of Piddington have voted in a referendum to secede from the United Kingdom, reports the BBC. The symbolic vote was held in protest against the arrival of an asylum seekers' centre at an old military base in the b...
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coastaltvnews.comEnglish village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre plan
A tiny English village has symbolically voted to “leave” the UK in protest against plans to house more than 1,200 asylum seekers at a nearby former military base. Piddington’s tongue-in-cheek referendum has no legal force, but 285 of 312 ballots backed secession, with residents declaring their village the “principality of Piddington”.
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