'Expat voters could fuel backlash against government at next election'

Brexit-regretting ex-pats are ready to punish the Tories

Paul Waugh in The i Paper

A recent move by the UK government means "British expats will now have a 'vote for life', no matter how long they live overseas", writes Paul Waugh in The i Paper. "Unlike the traditional image of expats being typical Tories, the Brexit referendum radicalised many of them against the party." It means that in "giving expats votes for life" Rishi Sunak "could end up fuelling a backlash against his Government at the next election".

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