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British Government response to Petition on Right to Vote.
The Government has responded to the petition – “Give all British citizens living abroad the right to vote and dedicated MPs”. Government response: The Government remains committed to introducing ‘votes for life’ ahead of the next scheduled General Election in … Continue reading
New Petition on Right to Vote for all British Citizens Abroad
Here’s a new petition worth signing on behalf of all us British citizens resident abroad, without the right to vote. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200005
Why further delay in tabling the “Votes for Life ” Bill?
June Wayland, a British citizen resident outside the UK now for ten years, has recently commented via this blog on the government’s proposed “Votes for Life” Bill and is suspicious as to why it was delayed until after the EU Referendum. She … Continue reading
British Expats still want “Votes for Life”!
Continuing to remind the British government not to forget the planned “Votes for Life” legislation, despite the pressures of Brexit , here’s a detailed contribution from Susan Kubitz. Susan is a long-term British expat working with her family in Germany … Continue reading
Posted in Expat Brits Retain Interest in UK Politics, Expats Right to Vote in 2020, Expats still want Votes for Life!, Gov Commitment on Vote for Life, Reminding Government on "votes for Life"
Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, EU Referendum, national voting rights, Votes for Life Bill
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Reminding the British government not to forget the “Votes for Life” legislation!
Reminding the British government not to forget the planned “Votes for Life” legislation, despite the pressures of Brexit, here are the latest comments on our sign-up poll from British expats on why they deserve the right to vote: Richard Bower … Continue reading
The Brexit Problem for a British Expatriate & Ex-Serviceman
This comment recently posted on our sign-up poll , sums up the impact of the 15-year-rule on a British expatriate & ex-serviceman, particularly the Brexit consequences of the EU referendum in which he had no say but has to live with the … Continue reading
The 15-year-limit on Overseas Voting Rights – following the EU Referendum.
Brian Cave, a lead campaigner in our “Votes for expat Brits” team, has received from the Cabinet Office the response below (to read the file it’s better to save and then rotate view) to his recent enquiry on overseas voting … Continue reading
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The Concerns of a British Expat Deprived of his Right to Vote in the EU Referendum.
This latest comment just received on our voting rights (sign-up) poll sums up the concerns of a lot of expat Brits, deprived of their right to vote and to make a difference in the recent EU Referendum: Sean Sullivan – 4 hours … Continue reading
Latest (May 8th) Trend in EU Referendum Polls
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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Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, EU Referendum, national voting rights, voter registration
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Franchise for all British Expats in the EU is not rigging the Referendum!
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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Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, EU Referendum, national voting rights, Votes for Life Bill 2015-16
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Votes for Expat Brits blog 