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People come to vote in UK General Election to a polling station at St John School Nursery in London. Getty Images
People come to vote in UK General Election to a polling station at St John School Nursery in London. Getty Images
British expats in UAE granted long-term rights to vote in general elections
Previously there was a 15-year cap on eligibility to vote for UK citizens living abroad