A group of Piddington women fighting against plans to house migrants in an old RAF base have descended on Westminster ahead of Parliament’s debate.
Residents in the sleepy Oxfordshire village held a symbolic referendum last month to leave the UK in protest at a Home Office plan to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at the nearby former MoD Bicester.
The women of the village, which has a female population around 133, raised concerns over the undocumented male migrants being allowed to come and go as they please – just next door to their homes.
Now, speaking to GB News, Joy Morrissey, the Shadow Equalities Minister, said: “It’s not just for the women of Piddington.
“It’s for women all across the UK who have raised their concerns about these migrant camps that are coming in right in their villages.
“It’s ruining their way of life. These are men who are undocumented, who are waiting for their asylum claim, and there’s nowhere for them to go.
“They’re going to be wandering these villages. It’s not safe for women and girls. We’re forcing a vote so that Labour and the Lib Dems have to make a firm choice on this.”
Their plight is set to be debated in the House of Commons tomorrow.
The debate will force ministers to address the fears of local villagers who are deeply concerned about the camp where migrants, many of whom will have discarded identity documents on arriving in the UK, will be free to come and go.”
Louise, Deborah, Victoria, Sandra, Melissa, Christina, Samantha and Gina, all of whom have lived in Piddington for years, spoke to GB News’s Christopher Hope ahead of the debate tomorrow.
Louise Brooker told The People’s Channel that they want to show MPs they “completely disagree” with their asylum plans.
Ms Brooker continued: “We fear for our safety, we fear for the safety of our families. And today we’re here as the women of Piddington.
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“But we speak for all women in the UK. It’s not just a problem that is happening in Piddington, it is happening across the country and the Government need to get a grip of the out-of-control immigration that we are seeing as a country.
“It’s a Government failure on your doorstep. They can’t control the border, and now you’re left by feeling unsafe in your community.
“And they won’t reach out and speak to us.
“So as a small village, we are very proud that we are managing to get to day to speak to them. If they won’t come to us, we’ve come to them now.”
Since the plan was revealed in June, women in the village have since written to every female MP in Parliament but have only received a handful of replies.
Ms Morrissey even claimed Bridget Phillipson has refused to meet the group of worried women.
The Beaconsfield MP said: “Labour claim they want to protect women and girls but they’re doing nothing about all of these male migrants coming en masse.”
A spokesman from the Home Office said: “The Government is working on a fairer distribution of asylum accommodation across the country, with over £1billion in savings since the election.
“This includes closing all asylum hotels and moving to alternative accommodation, including former military sites that are designed to be self-contained, with 24-hour security and CCTV to minimise the impact on the local community.
“And finally, while no final decisions have been taken on the future use of Mod Bicester, if the Cyprus cedes, we will work with local authorities and police forces to maintain the safety and security of those in the surrounding area.”
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