‘I’m scared’: the village that voted to leave the Union over asylum
- Posted on August 12, 2026
- By The Times
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In brief
A English village organizes a symbolic referendum expressing strong community opposition to government plans for accommodating 1,250 asylum seekers at a decommissioned military installation nearby. Residents of Piddington voice concerns about infrastructure, services, and social cohesion, resorting to grassroots democracy to demonstrate their disapproval of the centralized relocation proposal without proper local consultation.
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‘I’m scared’: the village that voted to leave the Union over asylum
People in Piddington do not seem to want 1,250 men housed at a former MoD depot down the road, so they held a symbolic vote
