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Oct 22, 2026
Tony SandbachHOST
Several reform councillors raised concerns primarily around the safety of women and girls, with housing asylum seekers at the base.
Tony SandbachHOST
In Barnham, the parish council is exploring holding its own symbolic referendum on leaving the UK, mirroring a vote taken in Piddington, Oxfordshire last month over similar concerns.
Tony SandbachHOST
Councillor Tristan Gale, who seconded the motion, said his military experience in the Middle East... informed him the culture of those to be housed at the base do not assimilate with rural Suffolk folk in our towns.
Tony SandbachHOST
The referendum will be a voice for the people to decide if they want Suffolk to be a victim by default during the invasion of our country, he said.
Susan HumeHOST
Now, MPs have accused ministers of ignoring the fears of villagers living near a site which the government's proposing to use to house more than 1,000 male asylum seekers.
Susan HumeHOST
Women from Piddington in Oxfordshire traveled to Westminster to listen to the debate, but a Home Office minister insisted they would be safe.
Susan HumeHOST
Here's Mandy Baker.
Mandy BakerCORRESPONDENT
The village of Piddington came to national attention when its inhabitants voted to leave the UK.
Mandy BakerCORRESPONDENT
The symbolic move was in protest at plans to turn a disused site at nearby MOD Bicester into accommodation for asylum seekers.
Mandy BakerCORRESPONDENT
In their referendum, 312 residents voted.
Joy MorrisseySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Men from cultures where women are treated worse than animals.
Joy MorrisseySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Men that the government have decided need a leaflet asking them to not rape women and girls.
Kevin O'SullivanHOST
I mean, any one of you can, uh, pitch in here.
Kevin O'SullivanHOST
I mean, I recognize some of you, maybe all of you, from the, the m- amazing video that you made, uh, pointing out that, you know, there are lots of different types of women, uh, and, uh, you all live in Pirton.
Kevin O'SullivanHOST
Uh, talk, one of you, just the...
Kevin O'SullivanHOST
How worried do you feel about the prospect, the grim prospect of one thousand two hundred and fifty-six male migrants, all male, uh, you know, from foreign cultures, different types of countries, just descending on your village, basically? Uh, they'll be allowed out.
speaker_4GUEST
So, you know, if, if the government have gone and released a pamphlet like that, then clearly there is a problem.
Kevin O'SullivanHOST
So anybody can answer this.
Kevin O'SullivanHOST
So three hundred and fifty people live in Pirton.
Kevin O'SullivanHOST
As I understand it, about a hundred and eleven women.
ShaunHOST
It might impede Linton.
ShaunHOST
Piddlington.
ShaunHOST
That's what it's called, Piddlington.
ShaunHOST
The place where they're going
GuyHOST
to put...
GuyHOST
I know.
ShaunHOST
I think it's Piddington, not Piddlington.
ShaunHOST
I've just renamed it.
Joy MorrisseyGUEST
And I said, I'll work cross-party with you.
Joy MorrisseyGUEST
Come and meet the women of Puddington.
Joy MorrisseyGUEST
Let's go meet rape gang survivors together.
Joy MorrisseyGUEST
And I was genuinely offering cross-party support because I just want to help these vulnerable women who, you know, the rape gang victims.
Steve HaywardHOST
I think there's a parallel story that also we want to leave aside for now.
Steve HaywardHOST
But there's the town of Piddlington or something like this in the Midlands.
Steve HaywardHOST
Piddlington? I forget the name of it.
Steve HaywardHOST
That's not quite right.
Steve HaywardHOST
But it's a little town of like 150 people.
Steve HaywardHOST
there's that.
Steve HaywardHOST
I think there's a parallel story that also we want to leave aside for now, but there's the town of Piddlington or something like this up in the Midlands.
Steve HaywardHOST
Piddlington? I forget the name of it.
Steve HaywardHOST
That's not quite right, but it's a little town of about 150 people, and the government is proposing to build camps for something like 1,000 migrants.
Steve HaywardHOST
now they've not only objected but they filed an environmental lawsuit i just love it when you use the regulatory tools of the left saying you haven't done an environmental review for all the harm this will do to a couple of local critters and the only nesting pair of otters in the region anyway so we'll see how that goes but it's i like it yeah exactly uh all right let's take a quick break and then we'll move on to some other new subjects up today and this week so don't go away we'll be right