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Far-right protests target UK asylum sites
The gist
An English village voted 285 to 26 to 'secede' over an asylum centre plan.
The symbolic result shows how asylum housing is reshaping local politics.
How it unfolded
- Sep 12, 2026Far-right protesters mistook Pakistan's U-19 cricket team for asylum seekers and gathered at their hotel in the UK.
- Sep 16, 2026Residents of Piddington, Oxfordshire, voted 285 to 26 to 'secede' from the UK in a symbolic referendum, with 312 ballots cast and one spoiled ballot.
- Sep 16, 2026The result was announced on Wednesday; residents celebrated with a placard reading 'Principality of Piddington'.