Up to 500 councillors across Britain are considering following the ‘Piddington blueprint’ after the Oxfordshire village voted to declare independence from the UK over plans to outnumber locals with male asylum seekers.
Residents in Piddington voted 285 to 26 in a symbolic referendum after the Government announced plans to convert a former military base into a camp for 1,256 male asylum seekers.
Since the Home Office proposals in June, locals have warned the male migrants would outnumber the 350 villagers by nearly four to one and increase the risk of crime.
The referendum result, which was declared on Wednesday morning, carries no legal
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