Bombshell result as village votes to leave UK as 1,256 migrants moved in
A small village in Oxford has voted to secede from the UK in protest of Government plans to house more than 1,000 asylum seekers at a disused military site nearby. Residents in Piddington cast their ballots in a symbolic independence vote held by Piddington Parish Council on Tuesday (September 15) after the Government announced plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at an MoD site between Piddington and Upper and Lower Arncott.
TL;DR
- Piddington, a village in Oxford, held a symbolic vote on secession from the UK.
- The vote was a protest against plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at a disused military site.
- Nearly 92% of ballots issued were returned, with 285 votes in favor of secession and 26 against.
- The Piddington Parish Council declared the village the 'principality of Piddington'.
- The secession vote has no legal basis and the village remains officially part of the UK.
- The Home Office stated they are working to house asylum seekers fairly and engage with local authorities for safety.