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To the incoming Prime Minister, I write as Chair of Piddington Parish Council with a clear message from our village. Faced with the Government’s proposal to house up to 1,250 adult male asylum seekers at Bicester MOD Site A, under a sign-in/sign-out arrangement, the people of Piddington have considered an extraordinary question: whether our village should seek to leave the United Kingdom and become the independent Principality of Piddington. The result: 96% voted in favour of pursuing a referendum, with an extraordinary turnout representing almost two-thirds of our entire village population. This is not a gimmick. It is a measure of how deeply our community feels that its voice must be heard. Prime Minister, an Open Letter setting out our position, our mandate and our request for dialogue is now on its way to you. I will also be publishing a copy here so that our community—and the country—can read it for themselves. We are seeking dialogue. We are seeking a solution. Piddington may be a small Oxfordshire village, but we have found our voice—and we intend to use it. The Principality of Piddington. The Village That Roars. 🐻 I am Spartacus, You are Spartacus, We are Spartacus!! Tim McNally Chair, Piddington Parish Council #Piddington #TheVillageThatRoars #PrincipalityOfPiddington #Bicester #Oxfordshire @SkyNewsBreak @nytimes @JeremyClarkson @GBNEWS @JDVance @andyburnham