Mar 11 - UK Government Demonstrates Ongoing Support For Gibraltar

Written by YGTV Team on 11 March 2016.

The UK government has demonstrated its continued support for the people in Gibraltar, saying it will “meet its constitutional commitments to the people of Gibraltar and will not compromise on sovereignty”.

This declaration was made to the Daily Express following comments made by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo that he fears Spanish Caretaker Foreign Minister Jose Maria Margallo would “pounce on Gibraltar the next day if the UK votes to leave the European Union” (read here).

A Foreign Office spokesman told the UK national paper: “The Prime Minister has made clear that the UK Government will meet its constitutional commitments to the people of Gibraltar and will not compromise on sovereignty.

“Our differences with Spain on Gibraltar will be resolved by political means through our relationship as EU partners, not through disproportionate measures such as the border delays we have seen over the past week.

"We have many common interests with Spain and wish to continue to have a strong relationship at every level with the Government of Spain.”





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