Why is Piddington in Oxfordshire holding a referendum on leaving the UK?

Image source, PA Media Image caption, Shadow home secretary Chris Philp (centre) and shadow minister for women and equalities Joy Morrissey (centre left) with residents of Piddington

Residents of a small village set to house more than 1,000 asylum seekers are due to vote in a symbolic referendum on whether it should remain part of the UK.

Piddington, a village of about 400 people near Bicester in Oxfordshire, decided in July to hold the vote after the government announced plans to house asylum seekers at a nearby Ministry of Defence (MoD) site.

Under the proposal, MoD Bicester could be converted into basic accommodation to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers.

The Home Office said it was "working to fairly house asylum seekers across the country" and that it had saved taxpayers over £1bn on asylum support costs since the election.