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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Izzie Addison

DARK SECRETS: Village votes for independence in symbolic referendum driven by migrant camp | Rare Historical Photos

Local residents pose with a Principality of Piddington sign in the village of Piddington, Oxfordshire (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Wire)

An Oxfordshire village which could house more than 1,000 asylum seekers has voted overwhelmingly to become an independent state in a symbolic “referendum”.

The people of Piddington have voted to secede from the UK after the Government announced plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military base.

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