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Oxford Group Warns Bicester Asylum Camp Could Spur Far-Right Violence

7/3/2026

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Stand Up To Racism’s Oxford branch warned the Bicester asylum-seeker camp could become a far-right intimidation flashpoint.
The group launched a petition opposing the plan to house 1,250 asylum seekers at a Ministry of Defence site in Bicester.
They said the £10,000 repayment rule announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood should fund faster processing, noting a similar 750-person plan was cancelled in 2005 after improvements reduced accommodation needs.

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Stand Up To Racism’s Oxford branch warned the Bicester asylum-seeker camp could become a far-right intimidation flashpoint.
The group launched a petition opposing the plan to house 1,250 asylum seekers at a Ministry of Defence site in Bicester.
They said the £10,000 repayment rule announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood should fund faster processing, noting a similar 750-person plan was cancelled in 2005 after improvements reduced accommodation needs.