This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Give European citizens with permanent residency status the right to vote.
I am an Austrian citizen, have lived in the UK for 41 years, have permanent residence status. I have worked here as a high school teacher for 16 years, in Adult Education and as visiting artist in Primary Schools. I have never lived abroad during all these years.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/278051
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