Oct 02 – Chief Minister: Conservative Government Will Never Surrender To Spanish Pressure
The Chief Minister has said that the Conservative government will never surrender to Spanish pressure.
Mr Picardo made these remarks in a speech delivered yesterday at the Gibraltar Reception at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.
He said: “I do not believe this is a Conservative Government that will ever surrender to Spanish pressure to sacrifice Gibraltar's commercial interests and its prosperity.
“I just do not see Boris Johnson surrendering one grain of sand or any aspect of sovereignty, jurisdiction or control over Gibraltar. Nor Theresa May. Nor Liam Fox. Nor David Davis.”
Mr Picardo highlighted the strength of the Rock’s partnership with the United Kingdom and thanked the UK government for its positive and proactive support since the EU referendum last year.
He said: “Every minister, every team of officials that we have met – Foreign Office, Home Office, Treasury, Trade, Environment, all of them - have made us feel just how close we are to the United Kingdom and its people and that we are truly appreciated as an integral part of the British family of nations.”
He added that the UK government team was committed to preparing Gibraltar for a “Red, white and blue British Brexit alongside Britain.”
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