Protected bats and newts could create a new obstacle for the government's controversial asylum accommodation plans in the small village of Piddington in Oxfordshire, as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch met with women who fear for their safety. The proposed site at Piddington has already sparked fierce debate, and ecological findings could now add another layer of complexity.
The project centres on a proposed asylum accommodation site, which would be built at the former Ministry of Defence (MoD) facility near the small village, around seven kilometres (4.5 miles) from Bicester. The facility could accommodate around 1,256 male asylum seekers.
