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Piddington Village Declares Independence to Protest Asylum Housing Plan

Residents in Piddington, Oxfordshire, held a symbolic referendum and declared independence in protest against government plans to house over 1,200 asylum seekers nearby.

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Piddington villagers hold symbolic independence referendum

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Polls close after second independence vote in Piddington

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Village declares independence following referendum results

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Residents demand urgent government action after vote

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International media report on Piddington's independence declaration

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Other UK villages consider independence referendums

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MoD Bicester asylum plan now up to 1,256 places

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  1. Tiny English village votes overwhelmingly to leave U.K. in protest of nearby asylum seeker housing
    CBS Top Stories
  2. Piddington, le village anglais qui vote pour quitter le Royaume-Uni
    Franceinfo
  3. What voting to leave the UK actually means after one tiny village’s revolt
    The Independent

28 articles

  1. Piddington Parish Council chief promises Nigel Farage ‘I’ve just started’ after bombshell referendum win
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  2. Village votes to leave U.K. in symbolic protest of plan to house asylum seekers
    CBS Top Stories
  3. Engels dorp stemt voor afscheiding van Verenigd Koninkrijk vanwege komst azc
    nu.nl
  4. UK: Village votes to 'secede' in asylum center plan protest
    Deutsche Welle
  5. Wegen Flüchtlingsunterkunft: Dorf in England stimmt symbolisch für Unabhängigkeit
    ARD Tagesschau

5 articles

  1. Polls close in Piddington as village holds independence vote in protest over migrants housed at nearby MoD base
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  2. Villagers voting on independence over asylum plans
    BBC Politics
  3. Piddington locals take self-defence classes and install CCTV as residents vote in 'independence' referendum
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  4. Piddington goes to the polls: Villagers vote in 'independence referendum' on leaving UK as they fight plans to house 1,250 migrants at MoD base next door
    Daily Mail
  5. Villages across Britain beg for Piddington blueprint as referendum ballot opens today
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