The Prime Minister (Mrs Theresa
May):...On Gibraltar, we have worked constructively with
the Governments of Spain and Gibraltar. I want to pay tribute, in
particular, to Gibraltar’s Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo,
for his statesmanship in these negotiations. We have ensured
that Gibraltar is covered by the whole
withdrawal agreement and by the implementation period. And for
the future partnership, the UK Government will be negotiating for
the whole UK family, including Gibraltar. As Fabian Picardo said this
weekend:
“Every aspect of the response of the United Kingdom was agreed
with the Government of Gibraltar. We have worked seamlessly together
in this as we have in all other aspects of this two year period
of negotiation. Most importantly, the legal text of the draft
Withdrawal Agreement has not been changed. That is what the
Spanish Government repeatedly sought. But they have not achieved
that. The United Kingdom has not let us down.”
Our message to the people of Gibraltar is clear: we will always stand
by you. We are proud that Gibraltar is British, and our position on
sovereignty has not and will not change...
(Islington North)
(Lab):...There was another climbdown
over Gibraltar at the weekend. Is it not
the case that Spain now has a role over Gibraltar benefiting from any
future relationship? That is still to be negotiated, not
something the Prime Minister presented to the Commons last
week...
The Prime Minister:...The right hon.
Gentleman mentioned Gibraltar. I quoted the Chief Minister
of Gibraltar, who made it very clear, as I
did, that this Government stood by Gibraltar and
resisted changes to the withdrawal agreement that the Spanish
Government wished to make. We are clear that Gibraltar’s sovereignty will not change.
It has not changed and will not change. We are proud
that Gibraltar is British...
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