On the 17th of December, Caroline Padbury, Trustee of BOVF, and Bruce Darrington met with Jack Rankin, Conservative MP for Windsor, and the head of his parliamentary office, Anna Robinson. We had a good, lively discussion. Jack very much appreciated our input on several topics, and he and his head of the office are ready […]
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On the 12th of December, Bruce Darrington, Chair of the BOVF, met John Cooper, Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway in Parliament for an extensive discussion. John certainly feels the pressure of being part of a small number of MPs who fulfil the duties of His Majesty’s opposition. He feels strongly that the frozen pensions,
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On the 10th of December, Bruce Darrington, Chair of the BOVF, met with Ben Thomas, head of office for James MacCleary MP, in parliament. Together, they had an extensive briefing and brainstorming session. Ben will have time on behalf of the Lewes MP to be fully engaged in policy that we produce and will
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Our mission is to represent and advocate for British citizens residing abroad, ensuring their meaningful participation in the democratic process.
Learn about the BOVF Local Branch in USA About the branch: It is estimated over 800,000 voting British Citizens live across the 50 states of America. The challenges faced by these citizens are both unique to the US and similar to all overseas citizens. Our group in America provides a channel to share, discuss and
On the 26th of September, Bruce Darrington, Chair of BOVF, met Chris Hinchliff, Labour MP for North-East Hertfordshire, for a coffee in Royston. It was the same shop where Bruce had met Chris during the General Election campaign. They discussed all the issues that affect overseas voters again. Chris is very sympathetic to us regarding
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On the 25th of September, Bruce Darrington had lunch with James MacCleary, the Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, in the constituency. Over lunch, James agreed to be the Champion for our policy on Spousal Reunion rules (for British citizens who marry foreign spouses when living overseas). James had just been appointed to be the Liberal
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Learn about the BOVF Local Branch in Indonesia About the branch: The Indonesia branch was created in September 2024. Members keep in touch via email and the official WhatsApp group. The branch is developing. Members can meet informally when they want to, and in the future, we will look to have more regular meetings which
BOVF is very pleased that an early-day motion: The link to the Early Day Motion is HERE: https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/62445 That this House notes that the Elections Act 2022 increased the number of UK citizens living abroad that are eligible to vote in UK elections to approximately 3.5 million; further notes that UK citizens residing abroad are
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Learn about the BOVF Local Branch in East Africa About the branch: A description of the Local Branch in East Africa and reasons why British expats should think about getting involved: When the branch became active: How do members of the Branch keep in touch: Does the branch have real or online meetings: Has the
