THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Second English Village Considers Declaring Independence to Stop Migrant Influx.
Residents in the English village of Barnham, Suffolk, are exploring a referendum on seceding from the United Kingdom, in protest of government plans to house over 1,200 asylum seekers.
Residents in the English village of Barnham, Suffolk, are exploring a referendum on seceding from the United Kingdom, in protest of government plans to house over 1,200 asylum seekers . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The village of Barnham, Suffolk, is considering following Piddington in holding a referendum to declare independence from London over plans by Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Labour Party government to house 1,250 male asylum seekers at a former Royal Air Force (RAF) base nearby. Crucially, the migrants will not be confined to the base, being free to roam among the public. DETAIL: The Home Office’s plan involves turning the RAF Barnham site into accommodation for male asylum seekers aged 18-65. This has sparked widespread…Open