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Met with Ben Thomas
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… Read more →
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Lost in the Post
Our mission is to represent and advocate for British citizens residing abroad, ensuring their meaningful participation in the democratic process. Read more →
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Met with Chris Hinchliff, MP – North-East Hertfordshire
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… Read more →
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Met with James MacCleary, MP – Lewes
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… Read more →
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EDM (Early Day Motion)122: tabled on 02 September 2024
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… Read more →
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Met with Candidate for Thanet East
Polly was very receptive of the issues of British Overseas Voters being campaigned for by the #BOVF We finished the conversation, confirming that we would meet up after the election to put more flesh on the bones. Polly will also be sending me a more… Read more →
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Talked to Candidate for Herne Bay & Sandwich
Sir Roger made himself available to chat about the issues of British Overseas Voters being campaigned by the #BOVF Either in spite of, or because of his being probably the most active politician in terms of expat issues and being acutely aware of all of… Read more →
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Talked to Candidate for Bracknell
Ed Vickers explained to Peter about a number of the BOVF Key Issues. Frozen Pensions: Peter is sympathetic and would likely support calls for a Labour government to seriously look into this. Spousal Visa: Peter was aware of, and concerned about the Minimum Income Requirement… Read more →
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Talked to Candidate for City of London & Westminister
BOVF representative Simon Landy talked on the telephone to Rachel Blake, Labour candidate for City of London & Westminster. Simon introduced Rachel to the BOVF key issues, discussing frozen pension and the right to a UK bank. Rachel confirmed she would consider them. Rachel confirmed that… Read more →
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Jo’s Story
I moved to the Netherlands before Brexit – it functions much better than the UK. Joanna Darrington, 34, said it was easier for her and her partner to live in the Netherlands than in the UK due to visa restrictions. By Taz Ali Senior world… Read more →