'Only British people should be able to vote in the British elections,' says Patrick Christys

As far as I can tell, they want everyone who is a resident in Britain to be allowed to vote—regardless of how recently they arrived.

They argue that millions of migrants live and work in the UK but are unable to vote. They also point out that one in six people in England and Wales were born outside the UK, which, in a way, speaks for itself.

However, there are 4.4 million people across the UK—including Northern Ireland—who currently can't vote in a general election.

On average, this amounts to about 6,676 foreign nationals per constituency who are unable to vote. In Kensington and Bayswater, the constituency with the highest number, the figure is 32,980.

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So, who can currently vote? You must be: Registered to vote, aged 18 or over on the day of the election, a British, Irish, or qualifying Commonwealth citizen resident at a UK address, or a UK citizen registered as an overseas voter.

And you must not be legally excluded from voting.

So, what would it mean if this report's recommendations were adopted? If we allowed everyone to vote—including those here illegally—it would mark a major shift.

The report seems quite ambiguous about people who have arrived via small boats or in the back of lorries.

Personally, I refuse to believe that allowing more people from countries like Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea to vote will make us a better country.

On the contrary, I believe it will increase sectarianism. We’ve already seen the rise of independent, pro-Gaza MPs.

Similarly, I don’t believe that allowing French and German citizens—who might only live here for a year or two—to vote will benefit us. It would likely just lead to more pro-EU policies.

British citizens and British interests should surely come first.