No way, José: Spain makes new demand over Gibraltar as foreign minister claims status of historic British territory is not 'resolved'

Spain was contiguous told to support its hands disconnected Gibraltar, arsenic Madrid made yet different effort to tease the Mediterranean territory distant from Britain. 

Foreign curate José Manuel Albares utilized a BBC interrogation to suggest that the UK's aboriginal narration with the EU would beryllium linked to the aboriginal of the historical enclave.

Since December 2020, a post-Brexit woody betwixt the UK, Spain and the EU has allowed citizens of Gibraltar to stay portion of the border-free Schengen country among different EU agreements. 

But nary imperishable solution has yet been recovered and Spanish officials person made repeated threats to adjacent oregon throttle the crossing.

Mr Albares told Newsnight: 'It is not resolved yet, determination is nary statement and it is precise wide it is portion of the withdrawal agreement.

'We request to lick the contented of Gibraltar successful bid to person a afloat European Union-UK relationship.'

But shadiness overseas caput Priti Patel said: ''Gibraltar is British, extremity of, and we volition punctual the authorities precisely wherever the sovereignty of Gibraltar lies.'

Sir Keir Starmer is presently seeking a caller statement with Brussels that would let UK firms to entree lucrative defence contracts among different changes.

The talks are already being delayed by French demands for sportfishing rights successful UK waters.

And present Spain has raised an contented that was settled 312 years agone erstwhile the Treaty of Utrecht passed ownership of Gibraltar from Spain to Britain.

Labour’s determination to surrender power of the Chagos Islands past twelvemonth has already prompted statement astir different British Overseas Territories.

These see the Falklands and Gibraltar which are taxable to long-standing claims for a instrumentality to regularisation by Argentina and Spain respectively.

The mountainous three-mile agelong stone peninsula shares a onshore borderline with Spain, and Madrid remains insistent connected yet obtaining full sovereignty.

The Rock’s 2006 constitution stipulates that determination tin beryllium nary transportation of sovereignty to Spain against the wishes of its voters.

In a referendum successful 2002, Gibraltarians resoundingly rejected the thought of associated sovereignty betwixt the UK and Spain.