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Barnham residents vote for symbolic secession referendum over migrant plans

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC · How we work

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Barnham village residents voted for a symbolic UK-secession referendum in response to migrant-housing plans at the former RAF Barnham base.
The government reduced the Barnham site’s capacity to roughly 930 migrants, down from an earlier estimate of 1,250.
Reform UK, which runs Suffolk County Council, formally objected to the Barnham housing proposal.
Reform UK urged a county-wide referendum, arguing the plan would strain services in Thetford.

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Barnham village residents voted for a symbolic UK-secession referendum in response to migrant-housing plans at the former RAF Barnham base.
The government reduced the Barnham site’s capacity to roughly 930 migrants, down from an earlier estimate of 1,250.
Reform UK, which runs Suffolk County Council, formally objected to the Barnham housing proposal.
Reform UK urged a county-wide referendum, arguing the plan would strain services in Thetford.