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Oxfordshire Village Holds Referendum Against Asylum Base Plan
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- A village in Oxfordshire held a symbolic referendum to leave the United Kingdom.
- The vote protested government plans to house up to 1,200 asylum seekers at a nearby military base.
- The referendum carries no legal force.
- It underscores significantly broader tensions over the United Kingdom’s asylum policy and migration debate.