The government is facing the prospect of being sued by campaigners for EU citizens in the UK and British nationals abroad who were denied a vote in the European parliament elections. The Guardian has received almost 1,000 case stories from EU citizens and Britons abroad, both in Europe and in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. “We should not have been treated like second-class citizens, and we are calling those who believe in fairness to support us challenge the government in court over the disenfranchisement, discrimination and disrespect of EU citizens in the UK and British citizens in the EU,” he said. “I will not be silenced and EU citizens will not be silenced,” said Moritz Valero. This is why | Bob Posner Read morePosner said electoral law in Britain had shortcomings.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2019 13:09 UTC