English Village Votes to Leave the UK over Migrant Housing Plan
Residents voted 285-26 in a nonbinding referendum, saying the plan would overwhelm a village of 350 and raise safety concerns.
- On Wednesday, residents of Piddington, Oxfordshire, voted symbolically to secede from the United Kingdom, protesting Government plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military base.
- The Government intends to use the disused military site for at least 10 years to house single adult male asylum seekers, officials claiming this closes hotels and saves taxpayers over £1 billion since the election.
- Branded the 'Battle for Britain,' the referendum saw 285 villagers support 'independence' with roughly 92 per cent turnout; only 26 locals opposed the move, which local parish council chair Tim McNally called a 'very British thing.'
- Oxfordshire County Council leader Tim Bearder accused the Government of proposing the plan 'without engaging with local people,' while Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy stated the asylum backlog must not 'fall on poorer communities.'
- Safety concerns regarding the B4011 road persist, as the Government proposes issuing high-visibility jackets to asylum seekers walking an unlit route. Similar protests against housing asylum seekers have occurred in other areas around Britain.
112 Articles
112 Articles
English village secedes from U.K. over mass migration plan – The...
A tiny, charming English village has voted to leave the United Kingdom as a symbolic protest against government plans to house up to 1,200 male, military-aged asylum seekers next door. Residents of Piddington, which has a population of just 350, voted overwhelmingly for secession in the non-binding referendum. The results... Read More The post English village secedes from U.K. over mass migration plan appeared first on The Horn News - Proudly A…
Piddington, Oxfordshire, reacted with a symbolic referendum to plans to convert a former military installation into a reception center for asylum seekers – Self-defense courses, security cameras and even a letter to Trump
![[your]NEWS](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroundnews.b-cdn.net%2Finterests%2Ffb6dc495f74049f513563c33352175eaa0ecd509.jpg%3Fwidth%3D24&w=64&q=75){kind=small}
UK Village Declares Symbolic Independence in Protest Over Planned Asylum Center
Residents of Piddington voted 285-26 to pursue symbolic separation from the United Kingdom as the village challenges government plans to house more than 1,200 male ... The post UK Village Declares Symbolic Independence in Protest Over Planned Asylum Center first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Tiny English village votes to split from UK in spat over migrant center
By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — A tiny rural village in central England has voted to secede from the United Kingdom in protest over plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a former military site nearby.The referendum took place on Tuesday in Piddington, Oxfordshire, with an overwhelming majority of voters backing the symbolic
‘I voted to leave the UK’: Tiny English village ‘secedes’ in protest over asylum centre plan
LONDON, Sept 16 — An English village of around 350 people announced today that a vast majority of residents had voted yes in an “independence referendum” staged to protest...
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
