In a sitting of the UK Parliament last week, Democratic Unionist politician Ian Paisley Jnr probed Minister for Europe, David Lidington on frontier queues at the Gibraltar – La Linea border.

In his response, Minister Lidington insisted that the queues ‘have been causing inconvenience for EU citizens over the past 18 months.’ He went on to insist that the UK Government has made it clear to Spain ‘at the highest level’ that the delays are unacceptable.

He added, ‘The European Commission has confirmed our view, stating that checks giving rise to waiting several hours to cross the border are ‘disproportionate’. We are working with the European Commission to ensure that Spain implements the recommendations it has received on improving the flow of people and traffic.’