Ahead of local elections (May 2) the case for all long-term residents to have a right to vote in UK General Elections was put to MPs and Peers at Parliament. But while that might seem like a natural progression from having a right to vote in local elections, Brexit means that many EU citizens living in the UK will now (from June 2024) lose their right to vote in local elections.
At a Citizens’ Rights All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) meeting, organized by New Europeans UK, councilor Lara Parizotto, co-founder of the Migrant Democracy Project, explained the complexity of the UK franchise and how even more challenging the system is about to become for voters and campaigners alike.
“Vilification” of Albanians makes it harder to reach a community
The APPG also heard from Luljeta Nuzi, CEO of the Shpresa Programme, about the challenges facing the Albanian Community in the UK amid the political discourse.