EU citizens to be barred from voting in UK referendum

Citizens from most EU countries living in the UK will be barred from voting in the referendum on whether to sever ties with Brussels promised by David Cameron.

The franchise for referendum, promised by the end of 2017, will be based on that for a general election, meaning Irish, Maltese, and Cypriots resident in the UK will get a vote, but other EU citizens will not.

Details about the planned public vote were revealed as European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker was due to hold talks with Cameron at Chequers.