UK: Village votes to 'secede' in asylum center plan protest
3 sources·Updated September 17, 2026
UK village secession
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- SBS World·15h agoWhy this tiny English village voted to 'secede' from the UK
Residents of a small English village have voted to leave the UK in a symbolic independence referendum.
Read at SBS World → - DW News EN·17h agoUK: Village votes to 'secede' in asylum center plan protest
Residents of Piddington, a tiny, remote village in Oxfordshire in England, have staged a "referendum" on leaving the UK. They are objecting to plans to open an asylum reception center at a disused military base nearby.
Read at DW News EN → - The Independent·1d agoTiny Oxfordshire village Piddington votes to leave the UK in protest at plans to house migrants nearby
The Home Office is considering using the nearby Bicester barracks to house 1,250 people, angering many village residents
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