The Executive Committee of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party has welcomed the Government statement on the incident at the Spanish side of the land frontier and says it “fully supports its robust stance” on the issue and the support being given to the affected individuals.

A statement read: “The GSLP condemns in the strongest terms the attitude taken by some demonstrators on the Spanish side of the land frontier against Gibraltarians coming back to their homeland. In particular we condemn the hijacking of the demonstration by elements of the Spanish extreme right wing political movement, Vox.

“This is totally unacceptable. One of our citizens, a young woman, had to endure insults from some demonstrators culminating in damage to her property and a physical assault. Those that were demonstrating for better wages for the Spanish police force are entitled to make their claim, but it is one to be made to the Spanish national government in Madrid and has nothing to do with us.

“The GSLP gives its full support to all Gibraltarians who were forced to go through that ordeal.”

The Chairperson of the GSLP, Pepe Baldachino, said: "I am a life long socialist and trades unionist. I believe in workers' rights to strike, which the Party defends. But violent actions, such as the ones we saw in this demonstration, are not trade unionism. It is really bad to see right-wingers using a strike to camouflage their provocation and their anti-Gibraltar extremism. We in the GSLP stand with the Gibraltarians who were attacked at the frontier and will seek to assist them in whatever way possible. Everything possible must be done to ensure this does not happen again."

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