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BREAKING: Housing secretary Angela Rayner has approved plans to accommodate 1,256 male asylum seekers at MOD Bicester in Oxfordshire, next to the village of Piddington. Latest: | 🇬🇧 The UK Tonight:
Housing Secretary Approves Asylum Site for 1,256 Men Near Tiny Piddington Village
On November 12, Housing Secretary Angela Rayner used emergency powers to greenlight the site next to Piddington, Oxfordshire, despite 3,177 objections and only one in support. Locals worry about safety, with women potentially outnumbered 8 to 1, while critics like Nigel Farage and Reform UK's Zia Yusuf decry it as prioritizing migrants over communities. The government cites urgent national needs for asylum housing and fairer distribution; residents have six weeks for a legal challenge, and no final use decision is set.