Politics● LowSep 16 · Sep 16, 2026, 5:41 PM
UK: Village votes to 'secede' in asylum center plan protest
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from DW News [en] · Western Europe
Residents of Piddington, a tiny, remote village in Oxfordshire in England, have staged a "referendum" on leaving the UK. They are objecting to plans to open an asylum reception center at a disused military base nearby.
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