Category Archives: LibDems Support Votes for All British Expats

A View on Votes for Life and Overseas Representation

Posted on October 26, 2018 by right2vote4xpatbrits

“Votes for Life” were promised twice in manifestos by the Conservative Party and yet still here we are, many of us, still screaming out but voiceless. Let’s trust the promise of “introducing” it before 2022 means quick implementation rather than … Continue reading →

Posted in LibDems Call for Expat Vote, Nick Clegg Defends Voting, Overseas Electors Bill, Separate Constituencies for Overseas Voters?, Votes for Life & Overseas Constituencies | 6 Comments

Expat Brits retain interest in UK Politics.

Posted on December 11, 2016 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Despite its problems with Brexit, let’s hope the British government presses on with the “Votes for Life” bill to remove the 15-year-limit which deprives British citizens living overseas of their right to vote. Giorgio Greening who was 16 when she … Continue reading →

Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, Expat Brits Retain Interest in UK Politics, Expats Right to Vote in 2020, LibDems Support Votes for All British Expats, Queens Speech: Expat Votes for Life | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

British Government Commitment on Expats’ “Vote for Life”.

Posted on October 7, 2016 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Published today in The Telegraph (Thursday 6th October, 2016): “The Government is to announce on Friday that it will scrap the 15-year limit after which more than three million Britons living overseas lose their right to vote.” “Following the British … Continue reading →

Posted in Expats Right to Vote in 2020, Gov Commitment on Vote for Life, Harry Shindler Presses PM., LibDems Support Votes for All British Expats, Votes for Expats-The Times 28 April 2016 | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in All EU.Res. Expat Brits in EU.Ref., EU Ref Votes for Life Response, EU Ref. & ECHR., EU Ref. & Votes for Life Bills, EU Ref: Overseas Electors - Counter Arguments, European Court of Human Rights, Harry Shindler Presses PM., Harry Shindler vs UK, LibDems Support Votes for All British Expats, Voting Rights | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

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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LibDems Support Votes for all British Expats in EU Referendum

Posted on September 25, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

This article in The Telegraph provides the latest update on how British expatriates currently excluded by the 15-year-limit are pushing for voting rights in the EU Referendum, as the Liberal Democrats also come out in support: “The calls for action … Continue reading →

Posted in All EU.Res. Expat Brits in EU.Ref., Discouraging EU Referendum Defeat, EU Ref Question - Lord Lexden 6 July 2015, EU Ref Votes for Life Response, EU Ref. & Votes for Life Bills, EU Ref. excluded British Expats React, EU Ref: Overseas Electors - Counter Arguments, Euro Weekly: Expat EU Referendum Concerns, Harry Shindler Presses PM., LibDems Support Votes for All British Expats | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments