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UK: Village votes to 'secede' in asylum center plan protest

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Deutsche Welle

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Residents of Piddington, a tiny, remote village in Oxfordshire in England, have staged a "referendum" on leaving the UK.

They are objecting to plans to open an asylum reception center at a disused military base nearby.

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  • Reported by Deutsche Welle and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:41:00 UTC.

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