EU referendum: 1.5 million foreigners could get to vote

‘Up to 1.5 million foreigners could be given a decisive vote in the referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union, senior Conservatives fear.

Ministers have been confronted in private by Eurosceptic MPs who are concerned that David Cameron could water down his promise to give the British people a say over the UK’s future in Europe because he wants Britain to stay inside the EU.

The row centres on a decision over which electoral register is used for the referendum which is due to take place by the end of 2017.’

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