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Oxfordshire Village Votes Symbolically to ‘Secede’ Over Asylum Centre Plan

Oxfordshire Village Votes Symbolically to ‘Secede’ Over Asylum Centre Plan

Residents of Piddington in Oxfordshire voted for symbolic independence from the UK to protest plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a nearby former military base. The move has no legal force but reflects local opposition to the proposed asylum centre.

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English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre plan