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Second village to hold independence referendum over migrant camp plan

Second village to hold independence referendum over migrant camp plan
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Residents of the Suffolk village of Barnham have voted to hold a symbolic referendum on seceding from the UK. The protest is a response to government plans to establish an asylum seeker camp in their local area.

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This reflects growing local-level tensions regarding national immigration policies and the limits of community influence over government infrastructure projects.

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A second village is to hold a referendum on leaving the UK in protest at plans to create an asylum seekers’ camp nearby.

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