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- Piddington village voted to secede from the United Kingdom.
- The vote protested plans to house 1,250 asylum seekers at the former MOD Bicester base.
- 285 residents voted for independence while 26 voted against.
- Chairman Tim McNally said the result gave hope, calling it a “Battle for Britain.”
- Barnham Parish Council chairman John Bauer announced a fact-finding trip to Piddington to consider a similar vote.