The Government has said that there is “no separate bilateral process of talks between the UK and Spain underway.”

The statement follows comments made by Spanish Prime Minister, Snr Rajoy, on Friday.

A spokesperson said: “We further note the statement by Snr Rajoy confirming, as Snr Dastis has, that Spain is not pursuing its claim to sovereignty of Gibraltar in the context of the negotiations on the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

“The United Kingdom has already confirmed it has held individual meetings with all 27 member states in the process of its leaving the European Union. Gibraltar issues have been raised in a number of those meetings with a number of the 27 remaining member states and the EU Institutions.

“The Government of Gibraltar is fully involved in the process of multilateral negotiations being led by the Prime Minister for the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.

“There is no separate bilateral process of talks between the UK and Spain underway.

“All of these discussions with different Member States are sensitive. We will not be providing a running commentary on any aspect of them.”