Village in Suffolk plans referendum over asylum seeker housing
The short version
- Barnham residents have backed plans for a symbolic referendum on leaving the UK.
- The referendum follows the government's proposal to house up to 913 asylum seekers in the village.
- Only a small number of attendees at the village meeting voted against the referendum.
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