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Why this tiny Oxfordshire village held a vote to leave the UK
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September 16, 2026
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Piddington residents have voted overwhelmingly in a symbolic referendum to secede from the UK, in protest against plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military base. Sky's Nick Martin reports from the Oxfordshire village at the centre of the row. Read mor
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