Gibraltar following Brexit row with Spain
European Union leaders will give their seal of approval to the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal at a summit on Sunday which had been threatened by the diplomatic row with Madrid.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez claimed the UK and European Union had agreed to its demands for guarantees over the status of Gibraltar in future negotiations.
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A letter from the UK’s ambassador to the EU Sir Tim Barrow confirmed the Withdrawal Agreement imposes no obligations regarding the “territorial scope” of future agreements Spain wants to make sure it has a say over how canada goose outlet 80 off any UK EU trade deal applies to the Rock.
But the UK has also made clear it will negotiate future agreements on behalf of all territories for whose external relations it is responsible including Gibraltar.
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But Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesman Tom Brake claimed the Prime Minister had “caved in” and “appears to have cast the people of Gibraltar aside”.
Following the resolution of the row, Mr Tusk sent out formal invitation letters to EU leaders for the summit, saying canada goose outlet 2015 the Brexit deal reached by negotiators from the UK and Brussels “found the best possible compromise” and he would recommend that they approve it.
Mrs May also faced domestic difficulties as the canada goose outlet shop Democratic Unionist Party held its conference in Belfast with Boris Johnson making a guest appearance.
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He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he believes the deal canada goose outlet us on offer is better for the UK than remaining in the EU, stressing it will help heal the divisions caused by Brexit.
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Mr Johnson, viewed as a potential leadership rival to Mrs May, was given a rousing reception at the conference.
He said the UK is on the verge of “making a historic mistake”, canada goose factory outlet toronto location adding: “Unless we junk this backstop, we will find that Brussels has got us exactly where they want us a satellite state.”
He set out a series of demands, including a commitment in the Withdrawal Agreement for a “super Canada” trade deal, a provision to withhold “at least half” the 39 billion divorce bill until trade talks are concluded, and a dedicated Cabinet minister for no deal planning.
Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph reported the Home Office has drawn up plans to issue low skilled migrants with 11 month visas “with restricted entitlements and rights” while they are living in the UK as part of the post Brexit immigration system.
Alternative plans could allow EU migrants aged between 18 and 30 to live and work in the UK for two years, with a strict cap on numbers.
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