Nov 12 - Lidington Reassures MPs Government Will Not Re-Open Talks on Gibraltar Sovereignty
Questioning UK Minister for Europe David Lidington on Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton Jim Dobbin requested information in Parliament yesterday on whether any Minister or official had agreed or taken any steps to restart talks with Spain on the sovereignty of Gibraltar under the Brussels Process or any other bilateral process.
In response, Minister Lidington stated, ‘there have been no discussions, nor have any steps been taken by UK Ministers or officials to restart talks with Spain on the sovereignty of Gibraltar. Our position on sovereignty is clear and has not changed. We will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another state against their wishes. Furthermore, the UK will not enter into a process of sovereignty negotiations with which Gibraltar is not content.’
