Residents of Piddington, an Oxfordshire village, voted in a symbolic referendum to leave the UK in protest against plans to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military base.

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Residents of Piddington, an Oxfordshire village, voted in a symbolic referendum to leave the UK in protest against plans to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military base. Out of 312 votes cast, 285 supported leaving, 26 voted against, and one ballot was spoiled. Source: BBC