Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans
Residents of an Oxfordshire village have voted to become independent from the UK in a symbolic referendum held in protest at plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a former military base.
TL;DR
- Residents of an Oxfordshire village voted to become independent from the UK.
- This was a symbolic referendum.
- The vote was in protest against plans to house over 1,000 migrants.
- The migrants were to be housed at a former military base.