English village holds symbolic referendum on leaving UK over migrant housing plan
A parish in Oxfordshire voted overwhelmingly in a non-binding referendum to express opposition to a government plan to house migrants in the area.
Residents of Piddington, Oxfordshire, voted 285 to 27 in a symbolic referendum on whether the village should leave the UK, according to the parish council chair, who described the vote as an example of democracy in operation. The non-binding referendum was held in protest over a government plan to house migrants in the village.
The vote has no legal effect, as local referendums of this kind are not binding on the UK government. The result reflects strong local opposition to the proposed migrant accommodation in the area.
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- Village votes in symbolic referendum to leave UK in protest over migrant housing plan — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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