The LibDems want MPs for overseas constituents and an easing of the 90-day rule
"The Withdrawal Agreement failed to take into account the situation and the needs of the millions of British citizens working and living overseas."
British expats can get their right to vote back next month
New Year and a new right for Britons living overseas.
Will Prime Minister Rishi Sunak get the expat vote?
Will Prime Minister Rishi Sunak get the expat vote?
Brexit
Britons must register at the town hall, but voting rights remain in doubt
"Any future reciprocal voting rights would have to be negotiated bilaterally."
Voting rights
Snub as UK government fails to deliver on voting-rights promise
Tens of thousands of British expatriates living in the Balearics and across Spain are going to miss out on being able to vote.
Voting
Previous vote registration to be scrapped for foreign resident voting rights
There is renewed commitment by the Cabinet Office to deliver the necessary legislation on foreign-resident voting rights in time for "the next scheduled General Election".
EU referendum
Why you should vote in the European referendum
Time is moving on for Britons to have a say in the forthcoming referendum on Britain's EU membership, which will potentially affect everyone's lives in both the UK and overseas.
Postman Patricio and The Old Bill: the week in Majorca
Amidst attempts at securing referendum votes for the British diaspora, a "hodge-podge" of a tax and Easter bookings, there were concerns about postal deliveries and talk of the return of the summertime British bobbies.
EU referendum
Expatriates who cannot vote in referendum will be hit most by a Brexit
"Not to allow them to vote on the decision whether the UK remains part of the EU is unlawful."
EU referendum
High Court could overturn 15-year voting rule for expatriates
Sir Roger Gale, MP for North Thanet in Kent and once a Eurosceptic has spoken up specifically in defence of expatriates.
EU referendum
An open letter to David Cameron
If Britain leaves the European Union, it could change the daily lives of thousands of British expatriates.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Voting rights for expats
“I would much prefer to vote in a Spanish general election than a British one.”
Jason Moore19/01/2024 10:53