'This war isn't over yet': People of Piddington vow to fight on as Angela Rayner approves plans for migrant camp for 1,256 single males near their village

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Angela Rayner last night approved proposals for the controversial camp at MoD Bicester, despite the village symbolically voting to leave the UK in protest.

Published: 09:24 GMT, 13 November 2026 | Updated: 10:00 GMT, 13 November 2026

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 of the application is shocking, the discrepancies are all over the place.

'They've really not followed the right planning procedure. But regardless of that, we always knew it was going to be approved.

'There's 28 conditions that they've got to discharge - all, effectively, about site viability. So, you know, this war isn't over yet.'

He also questioned whether 'we live in a democracy', given the strength of opposition to the migrant camp in Piddington.

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