https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/english-village-votes-to-secede-from-uk-over-asylum-centre-planContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/english-village-votes-to-secede-from-uk-over-asylum-centre-planhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/english-village-votes-to-secede-from-uk-over-asylum-centre-plan#u74637Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:30:47 +0000Residents of Piddington, a small village in central England, voted to secede from the United Kingdom in a symbolic protest. The move follows plans to house more than 1,200 migrants at a nearby disused military site. Of the 312 ballots counted, 285 residents voted to seek self-determination. Parish council chair Tim McNally stated the village will now be known as the principality of Piddington, arguing that a community of roughly 350 people cannot proportionally assimilate 1,250 migrants. The vote has no recognized legal basis.Why it mattersThe protest centers on the perceived lack of proportio