Submitted on Friday 26th July 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 31st July 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Allow full voting rights for all UK citizens living overseas
Under current UK law, after spending 15 years overseas British citizens lose their right to vote in elections and referendums and are effectively disenfranchised. I call on the government to keep its promise and respect the fundamental right of ALL UK citizens to have a vote in the next election.
Chris Skidmore: "Being British is about so much more than simply being resident in the UK.
"It doesn’t matter where they live, British citizens are still a part of British society, retaining strong cultural and social ties with their families at home and helping to build businesses abroad. The decisions that are made on British shores impact our citizens around the world and indeed many plan to return to live here in the future"
- Chris Skidmore MP, Constitution Minister
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