Piddington residents have declared ‘war isn’t over yet’ as they vowed to keep fighting against plans to house 1,256 single male migrants near their village.
Angela Rayner last night approved proposals for the controversial camp at MoD Bicester, despite the village symbolically voting to leave the UK in protest.
They had cried foul that the plans were ‘completely inappropriate’ and would ‘overwhelm’ Piddington, which is home to just 350 residents including 46 children.
However, villagers have now said they ‘always knew’ the site would go ahead, as they accused the Government of ‘submitting and approving their own application’.
Joe Marshall, Piddington Parish Councillor, told BBC Newsnight: ‘The quality
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