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Burnham Proposes 3,500 Male Asylum Seekers Near Piddington

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC · How we work

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Andy Burnham proposes housing up to 3,500 male asylum seekers at a former military site near Piddington.
The Home Office cut asylum-seeker hotel capacity to 16,000 from a September 2023 peak of 56,000.
The Home Office says ending migrant hotels by 2029 will save taxpayers over £1 billion.
Piddington residents, including the Women of Piddington, protested because 1,256 men would outnumber 133 local women ten-to-one.

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Andy Burnham proposes housing up to 3,500 male asylum seekers at a former military site near Piddington.
The Home Office cut asylum-seeker hotel capacity to 16,000 from a September 2023 peak of 56,000.
The Home Office says ending migrant hotels by 2029 will save taxpayers over £1 billion.
Piddington residents, including the Women of Piddington, protested because 1,256 men would outnumber 133 local women ten-to-one.