Tiny English village votes overwhelmingly to leave U.K. in protest of nearby asylum seeker housing
Residents of Piddington voted 285 to 26 in a symbolic referendum to leave the United Kingdom. The protest follows plans to house 1,250 asylum seekers at a nearby military site. While the vote has no legal standing, it saw a 92% turnout from the village.
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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