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  "id": 8049311,
  "title": "English village holds symbolic vote to leave UK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/english-village-holds-symbolic-vote-to-leave-uk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:17:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "http://www.france24.com/en/english-village-holds-symbolic-vote-to-leave-uk"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A village in Oxfordshire has held a symbolic referendum to leave the United Kingdom in protest against government plans to house up to 1,200 asylum seekers at a nearby military base. While the vote has no legal force, it highlights wider tensions over the UK's asylum policy and migration debate.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "English village holds symbolic vote to leave UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/english-village-holds-symbolic-vote-to-leave-uk-8056656",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:17:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Tiny English village votes overwhelmingly to leave U.K. in protest of nearby asylum seeker housing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/tiny-english-village-votes-overwhelmingly-to-leave-u-k-in-protest-of",
        "published": "2026-09-17T18:54:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}