'The children of Piddington have today written letters to Andy Burnham, begging him to protect their childhoods! '@PatrickChristys reacts as residents of the village of Piddington demand Labour cancel plans to use a local barracks to house 1,250 illegal men. The village of Piddington, Oxfordshire, population 300, is expecting 1,250 migrants. The villagers have written to PM Andy Burnham & put out a video imploring him to stop it. VILLAGE FURY: The Home Office plans to house 1,250 asylum seekers at an MoD site near tiny Piddington.