位于牛津东北方约25公里的皮丁顿村以象征性投票的方式表达对政府移民安置政策的反对2。该村庄约350名居民中，312人参与了这场投票，其中285人支持"独立"，26人反对，1张废票，投票率接近92%2。村委会主席蒂姆·麦克纳利表示，村庄将自认为"皮丁顿公国"2。
这场投票的核心是对政府在废弃军事设施MoD Bicester建立庇护寻求者接待中心的抗议2。该设施计划容纳1250名18至65岁的男性庇护寻求者，运营期限至少10年2。麦克纳利质疑这一方案的合理性，指出"一个350人的小村庄如何与1250名男性相处"2。英国劳工政府承诺该设施将由安保提供商进行24小时监控，配备监控录像，并尽可能设计为自给自足2，同时表示将审视当地社区提出的问题2。
Residents of Piddington, a village of approximately 350 people located roughly 25 kilometers northeast of Oxford, have voted in a symbolic gesture to "secede" from the United Kingdom to protest the government's plan to establish an asylum seeker reception center at the abandoned MoD Bicester military facility.2 The vote took place on September 16, 2026, with 312 residents participating, representing a turnout of nearly 92 percent.2 Of those who voted, 285 supported the symbolic independence, 26 opposed it, and there was one spoiled ballot.2
The British Labour government intends to relocate asylum seekers currently housed in hotels to the disused military base, where officials plan to accommodate approximately 1,250 men aged 18 to 65 for a minimum of 10 years.2 Village council chairman Tim McNally expressed the community's concerns about the proposal, stating: "For us, this is about proportion. How does a small village of 350 people coexist with 1,250 men?"2 Following the vote, the village has symbolically declared itself the "Principality of Piddington."2 The government has acknowledged the local concerns and pledged to review the issues raised by the community, while emphasizing that the facility will operate with 24-hour security monitoring, surveillance cameras, and be designed to be as self-sufficient as possible.2
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