The APPG aims to raise awareness of the challenges facing EU citizens in the UK and Britons abroad. We work cross-party to help secure immigration status and the rights set out under the Withdrawal Agreement after Brexit, and to improve voting rights and representation.
Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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Manuela Perteghella
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - Stratford-on-Avon
Joined: 12th February 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Hospitality and Tourism , Italy , Shakespeare , Visual Arts and Artists
9 APPG Memberships
Carers , Climate Change , Early Education and Childcare , Environment , Fair Elections , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Prostate Cancer , Theatre , Water Pollution
Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Hospitality and Tourism , Italy , Shakespeare , Visual Arts and Artists
9 APPG Memberships
Carers , Climate Change , Early Education and Childcare , Environment , Fair Elections , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Prostate Cancer , Theatre , Water Pollution
2 APPG Officer Positions
Future of Financial Services , Nutrition for Development
17 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Carers , Christians in Parliament , Climate Change , Commonwealth , Defence Technology , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , International Students , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Obesity , Race and Community , Sepsis , Tidy Britain , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
Future of Financial Services , Nutrition for Development
17 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Carers , Christians in Parliament , Climate Change , Commonwealth , Defence Technology , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , International Students , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Obesity , Race and Community , Sepsis , Tidy Britain , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
11 APPG Officer Positions
Bangladesh , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children who need Palliative Care , Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Fair Elections , Greenland , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families
8 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Belarus , Greece , Italy , Mutuals , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Writers
Bangladesh , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children who need Palliative Care , Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Fair Elections , Greenland , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families
8 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Belarus , Greece , Italy , Mutuals , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Writers
Claire Hanna
Vice Chair
Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South and Mid Down
Joined: 13th April 2026
1 APPG Officer Position
Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions
2 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Ireland and the Irish in Britain
Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions
2 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Ireland and the Irish in Britain
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Manuela Perteghella MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: manuela.perteghella.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Jennifer Gray, Office of Manuela Perteghella MP
Email: jennifer.gray@parliament.uk
Secretariat:
Friends of New Europeans acts as the group's secretariat. https://neweuropeans.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
15 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026
Source
Friends of New Europeans
Friends of New Europeans
Description
Secretariat From: 15/01/2026 To: 14/01/2027
Secretariat From: 15/01/2026 To: 14/01/2027
Value
£10,501
£10,501
Date
15 Jan 2025
15 Jan 2025
Source
New Europeans UK
New Europeans UK
Description
Secretariat From : 15/01/2025 To : 14/01/2026
Secretariat From : 15/01/2025 To : 14/01/2026
Value
£10,501
£10,501
Date
15 Jan 2025
15 Jan 2025
Source
New Europeans UK
New Europeans UK
Description
Secretariat From: 15/01/2025 To: 14/01/2026
Secretariat From: 15/01/2025 To: 14/01/2026
Value
£10,501
£10,501
Date
8 Dec 2023
8 Dec 2023
Source
New Europeans Association Ltd
New Europeans Association Ltd
Description
Secretariat From : 08/12/2023 To : 07/12/2024
Secretariat From : 08/12/2023 To : 07/12/2024
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
8 Dec 2023
8 Dec 2023
Source
New Europeans Association Ltd
New Europeans Association Ltd
Description
Secretariat From : 08/12/2023 To : 07/12/2024
Secretariat From : 08/12/2023 To : 07/12/2024
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
8 Dec 2021
8 Dec 2021
Source
New Europeans Association Ltd
New Europeans Association Ltd
Description
Secretariat From : 08/12/2021 To : 07/12/2022
Secretariat From : 08/12/2021 To : 07/12/2022
Value
£10,501
£10,501
Date
8 Dec 2020
8 Dec 2020
Source
New Europeans Association Ltd
New Europeans Association Ltd
Description
Secretariat From : 08/12/2020 To : 07/12/2021
Secretariat From : 08/12/2020 To : 07/12/2021
Value
£10,501
£10,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Citizens' Rights APPG
Former APPG Officers
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James Asser
Vice Chair
Labour - West Ham and Beckton
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 23rd February 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
Bulgaria , Events , Lithuania , Thames Estuary Fair Economic Growth
Bulgaria , Events , Lithuania , Thames Estuary Fair Economic Growth
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Bottomley
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andy Slaughter
Vice Chair
Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Smith of Newnham
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
Stuart C McDonald
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Caroline Lucas
Vice Chair
Green Party - Former Member for Brighton, Pavilion
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships