Now Suffolk village considers Piddington-style referendum as local RAF base is earmarked for asylum seekers
Barnham, a small Suffolk village with 580 residents, is considering holding a non-binding referendum to secede from the UK after the government designated a nearby RAF base to house 1,250 asylum seekers. Inspired by Piddington's symbolic independence vote in Oxfordshire, where 90 per cent voted to leave the UK, residents believe a high-profile referendum could…