Britain's expats - including celebrity tax exiles - will soon be handed back the right to vote in UK elections for the first time in 20 years in a move that has sparked widespread outrage. Current restrictions, introduced in 2002, prevent citizens from voting in British polls if they have lived abroad for more than 15 years - but these are set to be scrapped under plans announced in the Budget on Wednesday. This will mean some of Britain's wealthiest expatriates, including Sir Mick Jagger, who owns homes in France, California and in the Caribbean; Monaco-based Sir Philip Green; and Sir Richard Branson, who owns the island of Necker, will all benefit.