A sign opposing the Bicester MOD Asylum Centre above the sign for the village of Piddington in Oxfordshire where residents are due to hold a referendum on whether it should remain part of the UK after the Government said it wanted to set up a migrant camp close by. The village of around 350 residents will hold the referendum on the Tuesday, with the results announced by the Parish Council at 7am on the Wednesday. Picture date: Monday September 14, 2026. - (PA Wire)
Every part of the country must be prepared to take in asylum seekers, a Cabinet minister said as a village held a symbolic independence referendum in protest at plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a former military base.
The proposal, which would mean 1,256 male asylum seekers moving into the base near Piddington in Oxfordshire has sparked anger and fear among many village residents.
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