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They don’t, you must have lived in the UK to be able to vote.

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Why should someone who has never set foot in the UK be subject to UK taxation?

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Yes, but that should apply to anyone who is in practice resident in the UK but on paper lives abroad, regardless of whether they are a British citizen. This should be dealt with under HMRC statutory residency tests, not by taxing every citizen globally.

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If someone is genuinely living in a tax haven, is that a problem that they don’t pay much tax? If they “live” in a tax haven but actually reside in the UK, that’s a different matter. That also applies to UK residents who are not citizens though, so it isn’t a matter of citizenship.

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Tax evasion is an entirely different matter and of course loopholes should continue to be closed. The vast majority of citizens living abroad do not do so to evade taxes.

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Many British citizens abroad paid into the welfare state before moving. They still have financial interests in the UK through their pensions, so deserve representation in parliament, as government decisions affect that. They need to be able to choose who that representative is.

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We disagree. Only the US and Eritrea do that, and we don’t think that the UK should be added to that list. We think taxation should be based on residency, not citizenship.

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Ah! You can use your British passport as ID, which you’re now required to use to enter the country, unfortunately.

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Why can you not vote if you went to the UK? If you last lived in Clacton before moving abroad you have until 28th July to register to vote and can still apply for a proxy or postal ballot.

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more non-citizen residents in the UK should have the right to vote, for example EU citizens with settled status.

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British citizens living abroad have made contributions to the UK while living there, and maintain ties to the UK. Many continue to pay tax, but it should not be a precondition to represention. We wholeheartedly agree with the original phrase of “no taxation without representation”, and agree that

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Citizens abroad may be silenced at the ballot box but we will continue to shout for their rights. Write to your MP to ask them to support improvements to voting from abroad so maybe more than 50% of postal ballots from citizens abroad will count next time. www.britsabroad.vote/make-my-vote...

Voting from abroad is broken. Help us secure your rights. A new law currently before Parliament fails millions of British citizens living overseas by ignoring critical flaws in the system. We are cam...

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The final hearing of the new elections law has been pushed back to September but our campaign continues. The data is clear: voting from abroad is broken. We have proposed many options, all have been dismissed.

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ALDE Party @aldeparty.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

British citizens abroad have been let down by successive governments, each of which has drafted elections legislation and had the chance to fix voting from abroad. Both the Tories and Labour have chosen not to. Follow the link below to see how you can help our campaign 👇

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31 years ago, more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered by the Bosnian Serb Army. We honour the victims, stand with the survivors and remember the families still living with this loss.

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The Government is refusing to consider amendments to the draft election law that would fix it. Write to your MP now ahead of a crucial debate next week, asking them to support @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social’s amendment. Details here 👇 www.britsabroad.vote/make-my-vote...

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Overseas membership organisations of both Conservatives and Labour agreed with us when we gave evidence in parliament: voting from abroad is broken and needs urgent improvements. At the last general election only half of postal votes from abroad got back in time. We need your help.

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We are very surprised and frustated that the Government is not receptive to the amendment. All overseas groups: Conservatives Abroad, @labourint.bsky.social, and us gave consistent evidence that the system is broken.

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We have proposed a number of improvements, used in many countries abroad, including 🖨️ Print at home ballots (🇺🇸) 🗳️ Blank ballot papers (🇨🇦) 🏢 Using embassies (🇫🇷🇷🇴🇭🇺 and many more) All were dismissed. Write to your MP ahead of next week's debate.

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ALDE Party @aldeparty.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Labour rejected our calls to improve voting from abroad. The new election law is being debated in parliament next Tuesday. Write to your MP now to ask them to back amendment NC19. Together we can give voters abroad a voice. See 👇

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👏 More ALDE Party Bureau election results are in! Congratulations to our new and re-elected ALDE Party Vice-Presidents.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 23/06/2026

After ten years of the Conservatives’ Brexit experiment, the British public have had enough. Nigel Farage pocketed a £5 million ‘reward’ for the damage he’s caused, while the rest of us are paying for it dearly. It’s time to end the chaos and fix our broken relationship with Europe.

Ed Davey stood in front of a billboard showing Nigel Farage with the caption 10 years on do you feel better off?

Ed Davey flanked by MPs and campaigners in front of a billboard showing Nigel Farage with the caption "10 years on, do you feel better off?"

Campaigners in Manchester in front of a billboard of Nigel Farage captioned '10 years on, do you feel better off?'

Campaigner in Edinburgh in front of a billboard of Nigel Farage captioned '10 years on do you feel better off?'

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Lib Dems Abroad @libdemsabroad.org · 03/06/2026

We need to fix voting from abroad. Only half of postal votes were returned in time to be counted at the last election. Help our campaign at this crucial moment by writing to your MP today and asking them to support @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social’s amendment. www.britsabroad.vote/make-my-vote...

Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 30/05/2026

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The new EHRC Code of Practice is not fit for purpose. It does not provide clear guidance or do enough to protect everyone from discrimination, and it is not compatible with longstanding British values. @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk and @MarieCGoldman.bsky.social have written to Bridget Phillipson. ⬇️

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Freddie van Mierlo MP 🔶 @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I am campaigning to improve overseas voting - here is my message explaining why it's important 👇 bsky.app/profile/libd...

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 11/05/2026

We all know a closer relationship with Europe would turbocharge our economy. Yet the Prime Minister's 'fresh start' is far too weak and unambitious. It's time for a UK-EU customs union.

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Lib Dems Abroad @libdemsabroad.org · 11/05/2026

Quietly introduced passport rule changes left British dual nationals locked out of the UK. Their own country. At the last election, only half of overseas postal ballots made it back in time to be counted. So they can’t vote for a government that might fix it either Help our campaign to fix this👇

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Lib Dems Abroad @libdemsabroad.org · 11/05/2026

The Lib Dems have tabled an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill that would finally fix overseas voting so that ballots actually reach people in time to count. Write to your MP now and ask them to support it. It takes 5 minutes.

Lib Dems Abroad @libdemsabroad.org · 11/05/2026

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 09/05/2026

It's Europe Day! Today, we celebrate all that Europe stands for. And we celebrate all of us, the citizens of Europe. Because all together, we are Europe. Happy Europe Day!

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 07/05/2026

There's still time to cast your vote! 🗳️ Vote Liberal Democrat by 10pm and elect a local champion who will listen to your concerns, and stand up for you, your family and your community. 🔶

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Lib Dems Abroad @libdemsabroad.org · 05/05/2026

UK pensioner: £9,615 a year. British pensioner in Australia: £4,381. Frozen. They could vote in a Government that promises to fix it. Except at the last election, only 6% of postal ballots from Australia got back in time to be counted. You can't fix what you can't vote on. We need your help, see👇

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Lib Dems Abroad @libdemsabroad.org · 06/05/2026

Here is an article: www.britsabroad.vote/voting-from-... A good example is frozen pensions, here’s our post from yesterday bsky.app/profile/libd...

www.britsabroad.vote - Why vote from abroad?

Why vote from abroad?

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Lib Dems Abroad @libdemsabroad.org · 06/05/2026

Help our campaign to improve voting from abroad. Write to your MP today to ask them to support an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill by @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social. Write to your MP at www.britsabroad.vote/make-my-vote...

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Lib Dems Abroad @libdemsabroad.org · 05/05/2026

Please write to your MP and ask them to support amendment NC19 to the Representation of the People Bill to compel the Government to review voting from abroad. Write to them at britsabroad.vote/make-my-vote...