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Oxfordshire village votes for independence from UK in protest against asylum seeker housing plan

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Oxfordshire village votes for independence from UK in protest against asylum seeker housing plan Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Oxfordshire village votes for independence from UK in protest against asylum seeker housing planS1
  • Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.S2
  • Residents in Piddington, Oxfordshire, are voting on whether to symbolically secede from the UK in protest after the Government announced plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military baseS3
  • Piddington Parish Council will announce the result of the vote at 7am on WednesdayS4
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3h BBC

Village votes to leave UK over asylum housing plan in symbolic referendum

Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.

3h Manchestereveningnews

Tiny village votes for 'independence' from UK amid asylum seeker row

Residents in Piddington, Oxfordshire, are voting on whether to symbolically secede from the UK in protest after the Government announced plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at…

4h Standard

Piddington poll result: Village votes overwhelmingly for ‘independence’ over asylum seeker housing plan

Piddington Parish Council will announce the result of the vote at 7am on Wednesday

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Oxfordshire village votes for independence from UK in protest against asylum seeker housing plan

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The brief

Oxfordshire village votes for independence from UK in protest against asylum seeker housing plan Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Oxfordshire village votes for independence from UK in protest against asylum seeker housing planS1
  • Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.S2
  • Residents in Piddington, Oxfordshire, are voting on whether to symbolically secede from the UK in protest after the Government announced plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military baseS3
  • Piddington Parish Council will announce the result of the vote at 7am on WednesdayS4
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S1 Metro 1 report · EN
S2 BBC 1 report · EN
S3 Manchestereveningnews 1 report · EN
S4 StandardLead 1 report · EN