Category Archives: All EU.Res. Expat Brits in EU.Ref.

British Expats’ Lawyers take EU Referendum vote challenge to Supreme Court

Posted on May 20, 2016 by right2vote4xpatbrits

20 May 2016 Lawyers take EU referendum vote challenge to the Supreme Court Lawyers for two British Citizens banned from voting in the EU referendum as they have lived outside the UK, but within the EU, for over 15 years … Continue reading →

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Latest (May 8th) Trend in EU Referendum Polls

Posted on May 16, 2016 by right2vote4xpatbrits

See below the latest general trend in the EU Referendum polls from Matthew Goodwin, Professor of Politics at the University of Kent: (via his Twitter account @GoodwinMJ). The current convergence in voting intentions between the  “remain” and “leave” camps, taken together with  the still … Continue reading →

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Impact of Brexit on 2 Million Expat Brits & Other Major Issues.

Posted on January 11, 2016 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Fast forward to 22.50 minutes the BBC Radio 4 podcast below and listen to Jean-Claude Perez, who served for 23 years as Head of Legal Services to the EU Council of Ministers, talking about the implications of a Brexit for … Continue reading →

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Franchise for all British Expats in the EU is not rigging the Referendum!

Posted on December 19, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The consequences of a Brexit for the 2 million or so British citizens living within the rest of the  European Union (EU), as well as the impact on the UK should they be forced to return, remain unclear. However, many … Continue reading →

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EU Referendum Bill and the European Court of Human Rights

Posted on November 27, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

See below the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Memorandum produced for the European Union (EU) Referendum Bill as introduced in the House of Lords by Baroness Anelay, Minister of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with the following … Continue reading →

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British Expats: Lobby Peers Before 18th Nov. Report Stage of EU Referendum Bill

Posted on November 12, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The Report Stage of the EU Referendum Bill takes place in the House of Lords from Wednesday 18 November.   It is understood that Baroness Miller (Lib Dem) will then (re)introduce an amendment to give all British Citizens in the EU a vote … Continue reading →

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EU Referendum Bill: Lords’ Committee Stage Debate 2nd October

Posted on November 3, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Peers argued the case yesterday afternoon in the House of Lords for a proposed amendment to the European Referendum Bill seeking to give the right to vote in the referendum to all UK citizens living in other EU member states. http://www.itv.com/news/2015-11-02/lords-argue-five-million-brits-living-abroad-should-get-a-vote-in-the-eu-referendum/ Although the … Continue reading →

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EU Referendum Bill – Next Key Date 28th October

Posted on October 21, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The Committee Stage debate on the EU Referendum Bill begins in the House of Lords on the 28th October, 2015. This presents an opportunity for Peers to present and and debate an anticipated amendment to the Bill to extend the vote … Continue reading →

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Worried about UK’s EU Referendum? Register to vote if you can!

Posted on October 13, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Across Europe many British citizens living outside the UK have been left feeling very unsettled by the recent national lurch towards a possible EU exit. After reading the Guardian article linked to below, shouldn’t you be thinking about how to … Continue reading →

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Time to Lobby over British Expat Vote in EU Referendum

Posted on October 3, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

This article in The Connexion – Time to lobby over expat vote – is urging British expatriates to lobby peers in the House of Lords to extend the right to vote in the referendum to all Britons who live in the EU: … Continue reading →

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