Second English village could vote to leave UK in opposition to asylum seeker plans

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Second English village could vote to leave UK in opposition to asylum seeker plans

The Independent · 59 minutes ago

Barnham in Suffolk is considering a symbolic referendum on leaving the UK to protest plans to accommodate asylum seekers at the former RAF Barnham base. The proposal follows a similar unofficial vote in Piddington, Oxfordshire, where 90 per cent of participating residents backed “independence”, highlighting local opposition to the use of former military sites for…

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