Oxfordshire Village to Hold Symbolic Referendum on Independence From UK
Symbolic vote on independence held by Piddington residents in protest against government plans to house 1,256 asylum seekers at a nearby Ministry of Defence site, amid security concerns.
- On Tuesday, residents of Piddington are holding a symbolic independence referendum to protest controversial asylum seeker plans, with 96% of voters backing the move in July.
- The Burnham government plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at MoD Bicester near the village, moving individuals from hotels into self-contained military accommodation.
- Fearful for their safety, 133 female village residents sent an open letter to MPs; on Monday, about 20 women met Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, Joy Morrissey, and Reform UK MPs Sarah Pochin and Suella Braverman.
- Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds defended the plan, saying "none of this is pleasant" but that military sites are more suitable than hotels for housing asylum seekers.
- The Urgent Crown Development Process allows Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to bypass local planning authorities, while public consultation on the proposal runs until September 17.
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PIDDINGTON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 15: Signs calling for the plan to house migrants in a former military barracks to be scrapped is displayed at the entrance to the village on September 15, 2026 in Piddington, United Kingdom. The Oxfordshire village of Piddington is holding an "independence referendum" over the government's plans to house up to 1,256 asylum seekers at nearby Ministry of Defence (MoD) Bicester, known as Site A in the proposal…
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The Independent (US)Villagers hold referendum over plan to house migrants in ex-military base
Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds defended the plan to accommodate asylum seekers in the base near Piddington in Oxfordshire. Every part of the country must be prepared to take in asylum seekers, a Cabinet minister said as a village held a symbolic independence referendum in protest at plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a...
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