Category Archives: EU Ref Votes for Life Response

Expats in High Court bring legal action over exclusion from Brexit referendum

Posted on March 16, 2016 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Law firm Leigh Day have confirmed that will begin formal legal proceedings in the High Court in London on Wednesday 16th March 2016 against the UK Government over its decision to exclude up to 2 million British people living in … Continue reading →

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Undecided Voters Could Decide EU Referendum!

Posted on January 25, 2016 by right2vote4xpatbrits

In this latest round-up of research into Britain’s EU Referendum by Matthew Goodwin, Professor of Politics, University of Kent & Visiting Fellow Chatham House, voters were presented below with the potential outcome of the Prime Minister’s current renegotiation with the UK’s EU partners, … 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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EU Ref. Bill 18 Nov: Defeat of Lords’ Amendment to include all EU-Resident British Expats

Posted on November 20, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Unfortunately the amendment moved by Baroness Miller (LD) to include in the franchise for the EU Referendum Bill  all EU-resident British expatriates,  was defeated at the Report Stage debate in the House of Lords on the 18th November, Peers voting 214 – … 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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