Achievements

Bruce Darrington (Left) with Sir Roger Gale (Right) On December 19, BOVF Vice Chair Lloyd Hobbard-Mitchell and Bruce Darrington met with Joe Powell Labour MP for Kensington and Bayswater. Joe is a renowned anti-corruption in politics campaigner and we enjoyed a wide-ranging discussion on all our topics.  Joe felt that the issue he most wanted

Bruce Darrington (Left) with Sir Roger Gale (Right) On the 17th of December, Bruce Darrington, Chair of BOVF, met with Sir Roger Gale, Conservative MP for Herne Bay and Sandwich in the Commons for Tea.  At 81, he is equally the longest-serving MP in the House of Commons and misses out on being Father of

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

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,

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

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

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