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Meeting with the British Ambassador to Spain
On Wednesday 27 November, the British Ambassador, Hugh Elliott, hosted an information event for British citizens in Valencia at the Casino de Agricultura. Also attending were the British Consul, Sarah-Jane Morris, and other Embassy staff. I had been...
Bremainers on ITV News
On November 26 2019, ITV News Europe Editor, James Mates, came to Nerja and Malaga to interview Bremainers Frances Gillard, David Fenton, Tamara Essex, Judy Farrar, Michael Soffe and Bremain Vice Chair John Moffett. Not everyone made the edit for the News...
Are there enough Remain voters living in the EU to affect the election result?
Is there a strong enough Remain contingency abroad to swing the General Election?
Sue Wilson Writes: Do Britain’s political parties really care about Brits living in Spain?
From the hundreds of pages already available, I’ve been reading the manifestos to see if Brits abroad merit a mention.
Bremain BrexElection Briefing
Welcome to Bremain in Spain's first Brexit/Election update on the weeks' news. We have given a "taster" of each article and if you would like to read the whole story please click on the link. We plan to produce the Bremain BrexElection Briefing each week...
Happy No Brexit Day Mk iii!
Bremain started the month of November celebrating the fact that we’re still in the EU. We asked our members to take photographs at midnight on October 31st – we wanted to know how they had celebrated our continued membership of the EU, on what should have...
Sue Wilson Writes: Why the Spanish election result brings hope for Britons fearing Brexit
Following the recent Spanish election result, we can see light at the end of the political tunnel here.
Sue Wilson Writes: Why a proxy vote is the best option for those expats with right to vote in UK election
Sue Wilson of Bremain in Spain urges those that can to register to vote in the UK elections and explains why a proxy vote is the best option.
Our very own #Bremainernow
Sorry seems to be the hardest word.I suppose you could say I’m one of the first millennials being born in 1980 but my background and upbringing was far from progressive or new age, with strong old school working class roots and a service personnel family I...
Sue Wilson Writes: If Brexit is the ‘will of the people’ then let’s test it
Sue Wilson of Bremain in Spain explains why Saturday October 19th, 2019 will, for a long time, be remembered as a significant day in the struggle to stop Brexit.
For Brits living in Europe, Brexit throws a once clear future into doubt
Brexit isn’t just about those living in the United Kingdom. For more than a million Britons living in the EU, what happens on Oct. 31 could overturn their lives in terms of residency, travel, and social security.
Brits in Spain get ready for Brexit, with one eye on the UK’s new deal with Brussels
Residents’ groups such as Brexpats and Bremain in Spain have criticised the deal announced on Thursday and believe it unlikely to get through parliament
“Let Us Be Heard” Bremainers are Marching for a #PeoplesVote
Today Bremain in Spain are marching to make their voices heard in London.We’ll be bringing you photos & video from the march as Bremainers travel along the route.
Bremainers Ask….. Mike Galsworthy
This month's edition of "Bremainers Ask" features Dr. Mike Galsworthy, Director of Scientists for EU, which he co-founded in May 2015. He is also Director of NHS for a People's Vote. These are two of the founding groups of the PV campaign. Mike is also...
La colonia británica en España pisa el acelerador para empadronarse
Esta es la información que amarga todos los días el desayuno de la abundante colonia británica en España.
‘This is an exciting time’, UK minister tells Brits in Spain as Brexit looms
Dominic Raab has penned a letter to UK nationals in Spain in which he tells them how they should be preparing for Brexit
Británicos en España: nerviosos, confundidos y con menos dinero por el Brexit
Los jubilados han visto reducidos sus pensiones desde el referéndum
Sue Wilson Writes: Unlike EU citizens in the UK, Brits in Spain are lucky enough to enjoy the warmth of our hosts
Sue Wilson from Bremain in Spain gave a speech to a sell-out audience in Barcelona on the issues of Brexit
‘It’s like a death sentence’: retired Britons in EU face loss of healthcare
Reciprocal scheme in which NHS reimburses cost of treatment will cease under a no-deal Brexit
In conversation: Sue Wilson, Chair of Bremain in Spain
I met Sue Wilson on what can only be described as a typical Manchester Sunday afternoon in 2019
Sue Wilson Writes: I moved to Spain expecting free healthcare for life
As part of the British government’s no-deal communications programme, it issued a statement on Monday September 23rd outlining healthcare access for Brits living in EU 27 countries.In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the statement committed the government to...
Healthcare for Brits in the EU to be covered for six months in no-deal Brexit
The £150m pledge will cover pensioners, workers and students – but only for six months
Health cover for retired Britons in EU to last six months in no-deal Brexit
Government pledges £150m for those not covered by reciprocal arrangements if UK crashes out
Britons in Spain protest against Brexit: ‘The UK government has forgotten us’
Spain is home to about 300,000 UK citizens and with a third of them over 65, many fear their access to Spain’s free healthcare system is in jeopardy