Shit, I wasn’t aware most of us EU citizens (looks like everyone apart from people from Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg and Poland) were going to lose our right to vote in even local election from 7 May onwards. All these new Brexit rules just keep coming in…
As a European living in London, I’d find it hard to point out single thing Sadiq specifically did for people like me that had any impact on my life. And no, I don’t care about public statements or favourable opinions.
It’s not quite as bad as it’s made out to be but as the article says a lot of people may still be caught out. Residents here on or before Jan 1 2021 remain eligible to vote.
Hopefully we can put reciprocal agreements in place with other European countries but I won’t hold my breath.
“People from Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg and Poland, where the UK has reciprocal agreements in place, and those who were resident in the UK before on January 1 2021, will retain their voting rights after the new laws come into place on May 7.”
I’m pretty pro EU and anti brexit but I’m confused as to the reaction to this.
Either we should let residents vote in council and mayoral elections (given that they pay council tax) regardless of nationality; or we only let uk citizens and those with ILR to vote.
I’m not sure why EU citizens should get special treatment but curious to hear the reasoning.
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Shit, I wasn’t aware most of us EU citizens (looks like everyone apart from people from Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg and Poland) were going to lose our right to vote in even local election from 7 May onwards. All these new Brexit rules just keep coming in…
As a European living in London, I’d find it hard to point out single thing Sadiq specifically did for people like me that had any impact on my life. And no, I don’t care about public statements or favourable opinions.
It’s not quite as bad as it’s made out to be but as the article says a lot of people may still be caught out. Residents here on or before Jan 1 2021 remain eligible to vote.
Hopefully we can put reciprocal agreements in place with other European countries but I won’t hold my breath.
“People from Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg and Poland, where the UK has reciprocal agreements in place, and those who were resident in the UK before on January 1 2021, will retain their voting rights after the new laws come into place on May 7.”
I’m pretty pro EU and anti brexit but I’m confused as to the reaction to this.
Either we should let residents vote in council and mayoral elections (given that they pay council tax) regardless of nationality; or we only let uk citizens and those with ILR to vote.
I’m not sure why EU citizens should get special treatment but curious to hear the reasoning.