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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 […]

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 formal statement confirming her position which I will be able

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 them, Sir Roger was very keen to listen and hear

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 (MIR). He recognises the damage that an inappropriately high minimum

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 the spouse visa issue is tied to the immigration debate.

The British Overseas Voters Forum (BOVF) has been busy over the past few days—this time in Singapore! After a presentation to British international school heads some of the members BOVF Singapore met at the Singapore Cricket Club. Bruce Darrington, BOVF Chair, was joined by Nick Lord (Secretary) and residents of Singapore. If you want to

Bruce talked about the new ‘right to vote’ for all British Citizens living overseas, as well as the important issues that the Forum is taking up on behalf of British Citizens. These include the unfreezing of UK state pensions for those resident in Japan, and many other countries.For further information please visit:www.bovf.org.uk Please share this