November 13, 2026
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Planned asylum centre near Oxfordshire village to face legal challenge

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Parish council of village that declared independence from UK over centre says it will ‘absolutely’ launch legal action

Ministers will face a legal challenge over plans to convert a Ministry of Defence site near the Oxfordshire village of Piddington into accommodation for more than 1,200 detained asylum seekers.

It emerged on Thursday that Angela Rayner, the housing and communities secretary, had approved full planning permission, a decision welcomed by the Home Office, who want to end the use of asylum hotels.

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