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Votes for Life – A Bremain Campaign 2020
Campaigning to restore the lifelong right to vote for all UK citizens overseas Prior to 1985, British citizens living overseas did not have the right to vote. The Representation of the People Act 1985 enabled overseas citizens to vote in the constituency where they...
Dual Citizenship – can you be a Spanish citizen and a British one?
Increasing numbers of British citizens are considering applying for Spanish citizenship - thanks to Brexit. This has led to new demands for the Spanish government to reconsider its position on dual citizenship. There is no sign that the authorities have...
Bremainers Ask ….. Molly Scott Cato
Molly Scott Cato is MEP for the South West of England and was previously Professor of Green Economics at Roehampton University. She speaks for the Green Party of England and Wales on finance issues. Molly also has expertise in the issues of renewable...
Where are we now?
Where are we now?If you are wondering what Bremain will be up to in the coming weeks and months, I wanted to give you a taster of what we’ll be fighting for and against.Our mid to long term goals will be discussed at length at the forthcoming Bremain...
Withdrawal Agreement and Bill
What is the difference between the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and the Withdrawal Agreement Bill?There is a great deal of political jargon to get your head around the difference between the two so we hope that this post will help you to get a better...
Collectives vow to keep fighting to protect citizens’ rights in Brexit deal
“We will renew our campaign for both the UK and all the EU27 to automatically guarantee our rights.”
¿Qué? podcast, S03E12: The effects of the UK general election, and Spain’s dwindling bars
This week we talk to Britons in Spain whose lives will be affected by the re-election of the Tories at the recent polls
Spain keeps a close eye on the UK General Election results
Britons living in Spain realised the importance of the so-called Brexit election and many were upset they could not vote
Bremain Brexelection Briefing 3
Bremain BrexElection Briefing (3)We provide an extract of articles from a variety of news sources that you may have missed over the past week. To read the whole story please click on the link.Labour poll surge after blasting Tory cuts that 'make UK...
Bremain Brexelection Briefing 2
Welcome to Bremain in Spain's second Brexit/Election update on the week's news. We have given a "snippet" of each article and if you would like to read the whole story please click on the link.Tory general election manifesto: 6 bits of bad news buried in...
Bremainers Ask ……. James and Jack Dart
This month we are featuring James and Jack Dart from Inspire EU amongst other Remain projects. Jack is a Liberal Democrat councillor in Torbay. In 2018, Jack deferred the 2nd year of his law degree in order to fight Brexit full time. Since...
Meeting with the British Ambassador to Spain
On Wednesday 27 November, the British Ambassador, Hugh Elliott, hosted an information event for British citizens in Valencia at the Casino de Agricultura. Also attending were the British Consul, Sarah-Jane Morris, and other Embassy staff. I had been...
Bremainers on ITV News
On November 26 2019, ITV News Europe Editor, James Mates, came to Nerja and Malaga to interview Bremainers Frances Gillard, David Fenton, Tamara Essex, Judy Farrar, Michael Soffe and Bremain Vice Chair John Moffett. Not everyone made the edit for the News...
Are there enough Remain voters living in the EU to affect the election result?
Is there a strong enough Remain contingency abroad to swing the General Election?
Sue Wilson Writes: Do Britain’s political parties really care about Brits living in Spain?
From the hundreds of pages already available, I’ve been reading the manifestos to see if Brits abroad merit a mention.
Bremain BrexElection Briefing
Welcome to Bremain in Spain's first Brexit/Election update on the weeks' news. We have given a "taster" of each article and if you would like to read the whole story please click on the link. We plan to produce the Bremain BrexElection Briefing each week...
Happy No Brexit Day Mk iii!
Bremain started the month of November celebrating the fact that we’re still in the EU. We asked our members to take photographs at midnight on October 31st – we wanted to know how they had celebrated our continued membership of the EU, on what should have...
Sue Wilson Writes: Why the Spanish election result brings hope for Britons fearing Brexit
Following the recent Spanish election result, we can see light at the end of the political tunnel here.
Sue Wilson Writes: Why a proxy vote is the best option for those expats with right to vote in UK election
Sue Wilson of Bremain in Spain urges those that can to register to vote in the UK elections and explains why a proxy vote is the best option.
Our very own #Bremainernow
Sorry seems to be the hardest word.I suppose you could say I’m one of the first millennials being born in 1980 but my background and upbringing was far from progressive or new age, with strong old school working class roots and a service personnel family I...
Sue Wilson Writes: If Brexit is the ‘will of the people’ then let’s test it
Sue Wilson of Bremain in Spain explains why Saturday October 19th, 2019 will, for a long time, be remembered as a significant day in the struggle to stop Brexit.
For Brits living in Europe, Brexit throws a once clear future into doubt
Brexit isn’t just about those living in the United Kingdom. For more than a million Britons living in the EU, what happens on Oct. 31 could overturn their lives in terms of residency, travel, and social security.
Brits in Spain get ready for Brexit, with one eye on the UK’s new deal with Brussels
Residents’ groups such as Brexpats and Bremain in Spain have criticised the deal announced on Thursday and believe it unlikely to get through parliament
“Let Us Be Heard” Bremainers are Marching for a #PeoplesVote
Today Bremain in Spain are marching to make their voices heard in London.We’ll be bringing you photos & video from the march as Bremainers travel along the route.