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Tories invite Phillipson to Piddington in violence against women ‘weaponisation’ row

Women and equalities secretary Bridget Phillipson has rejected the invitation from her Tory shadow Joy Morrissey accusing the opposition of ‘political point scoring’

The Independent UK · 22h ago

Farage and Badenoch have ‘weaponised’ violence against women, warns Bridget Phillipson

Exclusive: Labour chair tells The Independent that the Tories and Reform are ignoring ‘the national emergency’ of women’s safety

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Farewell, nimbys of Piddington…

Letters: Readers respond to the news that an Oxfordshire village has voted to leave the UK over plans to house asylum seekers nearby

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

Shabana Mahmood dubs far-right activist Danny Tommo ‘outright racist’ and issues warning

The home secretary said there was a difference between legitimate concerns felt by Piddington residents over a large-scale asylum centre and extremists who were ‘hijacking’ those fears

The Independent UK · Sep 18

Piddington Woman Condemns 'Overt Racism' After Village Votes to Leave UK Over Asylum Seeker Plan

A woman in Piddington has condemned what she called overt racism after residents backed a symbolic vote to leave the UK over proposed asylum accommodation nearby.

International Business Times UK · Sep 18

‘Outright racist’ Daniel Thomas will face full force of law over any crimes, says home secretary

Shabana Mahmood says she wants to distinguish between far-right extremism and legitimate local concerns over asylum sites

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

English village votes to 'break away' from UK over migrant housing plans in symbolic protest

In a surprising turn of events, residents of Piddington have shown resounding support for severing ties with the United Kingdom through a recent non-binding referendum. This vote, primarily aimed at protesting proposed accommodations for nearly 1,200 male asylum seekers at a local military base, has been described by the parish…

The Times of India · Sep 16

Piddington Residents Vote To Leave UK in Furious Rejection of Plan To House 1,256 Asylum Seekers

Piddington villagers vote symbolically to 'declare independence' from the UK over plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at a former MoD site near Bicester.

International Business Times UK · Sep 16

Piddington’s vote to leave the UK isn’t the first – or last – battle for the small village’s nimbys

IN DEPTH : As villagers in Piddington vote overwhelmingly to become an independent state, Alex Ross discovers a rural middle class community engrained with a not-in-my-back-yard mindset

The Independent UK · Sep 16

English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre plan

A tiny English village has symbolically voted to “leave” the UK in protest against plans to house more than 1,200 asylum seekers at a nearby former military base. Piddington’s tongue-in-cheek referendum has no legal force, but 285 of 312 ballots backed secession, with residents declaring their village the “principality of…

The Economic Times · Sep 16