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All women in society are unsafe, minister says as Piddington locals raise fears
A group of 133 women warned they would not feel safe, while ministers said security would be provided if the site plan goes ahead.
- On Wednesday, residents of Piddington, Oxfordshire, voted to leave the UK in a symbolic "referendum" protesting plans to house 1,256 asylum seekers at a former military site.
- Plans to accommodate 1,256 males at the MoD Bicester site near Piddington sparked fierce local opposition, as the facility could house more than 1,000 asylum seekers.
- Following the vote, 133 local women issued an open letter to every female MP in Parliament, stating, "We will not feel safe walking our streets. We are already living in fear."
- Appearing on Sunday, Women and Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson confirmed Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood would ensure strict security measures at the MoD Bicester site, emphasizing women's safety remains a "top priority."
- Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey criticized the site selection as "a very bad decision," while noting that "the vast majority" of migrants pose no threat, yet the concentration of young men on the ex-military site remains problematic.
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PressNewsAgencyLib Dem MP says Piddington campaign attracted ‘dark elements’ as locals resist migrant housing plans
Liberal Democrat MP Al Pinkerton has said that campaigns in the town of Piddington attracted “deeply dark elements” as locals resisted plans to house more than a thousand migrants nearby. Speaking to GB News, the Lib Dem Europe spokesman said he had “huge sympathy” for the plight of the Oxfordshire village and warned that some protests could be “counterproductive”. Piddington, represented by Lib Dem Bicester and Woodstock MP Calum Miller, gained…
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