The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, who is in London for various meetings, has reacted to the news of the appointment of James Cleverly as Foreign Secretary. Mr Picardo said:

“I am delighted that James Cleverly has been appointed Foreign Secretary. I have known James for some years and have worked very well with him in the time that he was Minister for Europe. He is a GREAT friend of Gibraltar and he is well aware of the current issues which are live in our negotiation. We could not have wished for a better appointment and I look forward to meeting soon with the new Foreign Secretary to start our work together in this, hopefully, final stage in the successful negotiation of a UK/EU Treaty to regulate our relationship with Europe”.