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Tiny village votes for 'independence' from UK amid asylum seeker row

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  1. schnitzelstoat · · focus · HN ↗
    > Piddington — home to roughly 350 residents

    > the Government announced plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers in a nearby former military base.

    It seems a bad idea to put them all in one place where they will outnumber the local residents almost 4-to-1

    1. tobylane · · focus · HN ↗
      They're already outnumbered by prisoners, which has not turned out to be a bad idea.

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk&#x2F;hmipris_reports&#x2F;hmp-bullingdon-3&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk&#x2F;hmipris_repor...

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