Politics● ElevatedSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 6:54 PM
Tiny English village votes overwhelmingly to leave U.K. in protest of nearby asylum seeker housing
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · Western Europe
Piddington, a tiny English village of 350 people have voted overwhelmingly —285 to 26 — to "leave" the United Kingdom in a symbolic referendum over plans to house around 1,250 male asylum seekers at a military site less than a mile away. The vote had no legal force, but drew a 92% turnout.
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