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Village votes to leave UK over asylum housing plan in symbolic referendum

Villagers in Piddington, near Bicester, voted on Tuesday over Home Office proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at nearby MoD Bicester.

The 350 residents were invited to cast their ballot in a small box outside the village hall, the community hub of Piddington.

The referendum was organised by the local parish council and out of 312 votes cast, 285 voted to leave, there were 26 no votes, and one ballot paper was spoiled.

Delivering the result, Susannah Parden, vice chair of the parish council said: "We are Piddington the village that roars."

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