Piddington in central England, 25 kilometres from the university city of Oxford, has grabbed headlines with its tongue-in-cheek breakaway vote The people of Piddington in Oxfordshire voted to secede from the UK in a symbolic referendum after the Government announced plans to house 1,256 asylum seekers in a nearby former military base Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Piddington in central England, 25 kilometres from the university city of Oxford, has grabbed headlines with its tongue-in-cheek breakaway voteS1

• The people of Piddington in Oxfordshire voted to secede from the UK in a symbolic referendum after the Government announced plans to house 1,256 asylum seekers in a nearby former military baseS2