Tonight, Spain was told to stay away from Gibraltar, as Madrid made another attempt to make fun of the Mediterranean territory away from Britain.
Foreign Secretary José Manuel Albares used a BBC interview, suggesting that the future relationship between Britain and the EU will be related to the future of the historic enclave.
Since December 2020, a Brexit deal between the UK, Spain and the EU has kept Gibraltar citizens in a borderless Schengen region with other EU agreements.
But no permanent solution has been found, and Spanish officials repeatedly threatened to shut down or protect against wind.
Mr Albares told Newsight: “It has not been resolved, there is no agreement yet, and it is obvious that this is part of the withdrawal of the agreement.
“We need to address the Gibraltar issue to build a complete relationship with the European Union.”
But Shadow Foreign Minister Priti Patel said: “Gibraltar is British and we will remind the government to reach Gibraltar where sovereignty lies.”
Foreign Secretary José Manuel Albares used a BBC interview, suggesting that the future relationship between Britain and the EU will be related to the future of the historic enclave.
Since December 2020, a Brexit deal between the UK, Spain and the EU has kept Gibraltar citizens in a borderless Schengen region with other EU agreements. But no permanent solution has been found.
Labour’s decision to control the Chagos Islands last year has sparked debates about other British overseas territories.
Sir Keir Starmer is currently seeking a new agreement with Brussels that will allow British companies to access profitable defense contracts and other changes.
France’s claim for fishing rights in British waters has delayed negotiations.
Now Spain raises a question that was resolved 312 years ago when the Utrecht treaty handed over ownership of Gibraltar from Spain to Britain.
Labour’s decision to control the Chagos Islands last year has sparked debates about other British overseas territories.
These include the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar, which are subject to the long-term claims of Argentina and Spain returning to rule, respectively.
The three-mile-long rocky peninsula has land borders with Spain, and Madrid still insists on finally getting the total power.
The 2006 constitution stipulates that it is impossible to transfer sovereignty to Spain against the will of its voters.
In a referendum in 2002, Gibraltarists affirmatively rejected the idea of shared sovereignty between Britain and Spain.
