British in Europe submission on overseas voting to the House of Lords
As we reported on 25 October, there was great news on overseas voting rights as the draft Overseas Electors Regulations were laid before both houses of Parliament on 23...
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Great news on voting rights for UK citizens living overseas!
As those of you who have been following our previous voting rights updates (including on the legislative timetable) will know, the UK government repealed the so-called 15-year...
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House of Lords European Affairs Committee
The Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has replied to the strong letter that the House of Lords European Affairs Committee sent to her on 25 May 2023, following the oral...
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Voting rights update
British in Europe has been engaging since December 2022 with civil servants in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), and also Baroness Scott, the...
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Voting Rights - Our Survey Results
As we explain on our voting rights pages whilst the Elections Act 2022 repealed the so-called 15-year rule and restored voting rights to all UK citizens, secondary legislation...
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The Specialised Committee on Citizens' Rights
There have been a couple of questions about the Specialised Committee on Citizens’ Rights (SCCR) meeting this week here and in the FB group and page as to whether BiE was...
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House of Lords European Affairs Committee
Following the oral evidence session on 16 May where our Co-Chair Jane Golding represented British in Europe, we are pleased to see that the committee has written a strong...
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Voting Rights Update
Huge thanks to everyone who took part in our survey on the voting experiences of UK citizens overseas. The survey closed on 4 March 2023. We received over 7100 completed...
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