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.
In a symbolic referendum held in protest against plans to house over 1,000 migrants at a former military base, residents of the Oxfordshire village of Piddington have voted to become independent from the UK. The 350 villagers participated in a small box outside the village hall, the community center, with 285 voting to leave the UK, 26 voting against, and one ballot paper spoiled.
Organized by the local parish council, the referendum highlights the concerns of the community regarding the proposed asylum housing. Susannah Parden, vice chair of the parish council, expressed the village's sentiment, saying, "We are Piddington the village that roars." This breaking news story is being updated, and more details will be published shortly.
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