Politics

Oxfordshire Village Faces Off Against Government Over Asylum Centre Plan

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Angela Rayner approved full planning permission for an asylum facility near Piddington.

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The MoD site is slated to house over 1,200 detained asylum seekers.

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Piddington parish council confirmed a legal challenge will be launched within six weeks.

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Locals previously staged a symbolic independence referendum in protest against the plans.

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