My hon. Friend is absolutely right. If I am not mistaken, his wife is American. In the United States, it is a given that citizenship and the right to vote go together. At the very least, we should expect that when we choose to extend the right to vote to non-British citizens—
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Brady of Altrincham
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 18 October 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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