Village votes to exit the UK over migrant camp plan
A small English village has voted to leave the U.K. in a symbolic independence referendum. The vote in Piddington, in Oxfordshire, is a protest against plans to house 1,200 asylum seekers on a nearby disused military base. Results announced on Wednesday showed 285 votes in favor of breaking away, with 26 villagers voting against. Parish chairman Tim McNally said the district will now be known as “the Principality of Piddington.”
The vote opposes plans to turn barracks at a military base in nearby Bicester into housing for male migrants. Residents have raised fears about safety, crime, and house prices.
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