EU referendum: Foreigners barred from historic vote

[darmstadt]

Tories already reneging on their promises, didn't take long did it?

Last year:

“If the Conservative party wins the next general election, we will remove this cap [on the number of years a person can live abroad before losing voting rights] and extend it to a full right as a British citizen to vote in British elections for life,” he said in September last year.

This year:

The government has ruled out extending the right to vote in the upcoming EU referendum to all British citizens living abroad, despite a promise made by the Conservative party chairman that it would.

But then again, it was Grant Shapps, or is that Michael Green who said that

[meridian]

Ooh goody! Holding both Irish and Commonwealth citizenship I'll get two votes!

[cojak]

For the avoidance of doubt, BP is trolling.

[BrilloPad]

EU referendum: Foreigners barred from historic vote - Telegraph

Only British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens who are resident in the UK will be allowed to vote in the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union

Its racist!

And why are Irish and Commonwealth citizens allowed to vote?