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Why did this village vote to leave the UK? | BBC News
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September 16, 2026
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Residents of a village in Oxfordshire have voted to become independent from the UK in a symbolic referendum held in protest at plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a former military base. Villagers in Piddington, near Bicester, voted on Tuesday over Home Office proposals
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