English Village Votes To Leave UK Over Plan For Migrants
Villagers in Piddington—located about 60 miles north of London in Oxfordshire—voted on Tuesday in response to proposals to house up to 1,250 male asylum-seekers at a former military base in nearby Bicester. Of its 350 residents, 285 voted to leave the U.K. in the nonbinding referendum, signaling villagers' discontent at the U.K. Newsweek has contacted the Piddington Parish Council for comment.Read More on NewsOxfordshire County Council told Newsweek on Wednesday that no final decisions had been communicated by the Home Office regarding the future use of the former Ministry of Defense site near Bicester.
- ▪Villagers in Piddington—located about 60 miles north of London in Oxfordshire—voted on Tuesday in response to proposals to house up to 1,250 male asylum-seekers at a former military base in nearby Bicester.
- ▪Of its 350 residents, 285 voted to leave the U.K. in the nonbinding referendum, signaling villagers' discontent at the U.K.
- ▪Newsweek has contacted the Piddington Parish Council for comment.Read More on NewsOxfordshire County Council told Newsweek on Wednesday that no final decisions had been communicated by the Home Office regarding the future use of the former
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- ▪ English village votes to leave UK in protest over migrant housing plan — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Village votes to leave UK over asylum housing plan — BBC News — Politics
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By Brendan ColeSenior Reporter0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Residents of an English village have voted to become independent from the United Kingdom in a symbolic referendum spurred by anger over plans to house migrants in its vicinity. Villagers in Piddington—located about 60 miles north of London in Oxfordshire—voted on Tuesday in response to proposals to house up to 1,250 male asylum-seekers at a former military base in nearby Bicester. Of its 350 residents, 285 voted to leave the U.K. in the nonbinding referendum, signaling villagers' discontent at the U.K. Home Office's asylum policies.
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