UK details plan to scrap 15-year voting cap for expats ...Middle East

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LONDON: Britain’s government on Thursday detailed plans to scrap a restriction that deprived expats of their right to vote after 15 years of living abroad, calling it outdated in a globalised world.Long a bane of expatriate Britons, the limit will be replaced with “votes for life” in forthcoming legislation that will also controversially introduce voter identification for the first time in UK elections.“In an increasingly global and connected world, most British citizens living overseas retain deep ties to the United Kingdom,“ Cabinet Office minister Nicholas True said in a statement.“These measures support our vision for a truly global Britain, opening up our democracy to British citizens l

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