Politics Brexit: MPs angered by EU 'veto' over Gibraltar

Gibraltar threatened as brexit negotiations bargaining chip by Spain. Is this fake news? Things are getting increasingly surreal...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39453535

Re: Politics Brexit: MPs angered by EU 'veto' over Gibraltar

Sword rattling....just more of the same old story....a bit of inconvenience for those crossing to and from Gibraltar is all that will happen..again.

Re: Politics Brexit: MPs angered by EU 'veto' over Gibraltar

Hi

It is not fake news at all.

We are no longer part of the Club, we are on our own and everyone has their own agenda.

We are leaving the World's biggest Trading Bloc and setting out on our own.

They will hammer us, why is anyone surprised at this?

They have already set the Rules for leaving, not even going to start negotiating a Trade Deal until satisfactory progress has been made on the exit bill, in other words, pay up.

Re: Politics Brexit: MPs angered by EU 'veto' over Gibraltar

I feel sorry for those living in Gibraltar.
They voted overwhelmingly to reject dual nationality but also voted overwhelmingly to remain the EU.
It seems they are stuck between a rock and a hard place!

Re: Politics Brexit: MPs angered by EU 'veto' over Gibraltar

Nice pun

Re: Politics Brexit: MPs angered by EU 'veto' over Gibraltar

Hi

For anyone interested, here is the EU negotiating strategy.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonard...EzZ#.nnnQ0XkyO

They are saying that when we leave we also leave the Free Trade Deals the EU had negotiated, around 80 of them.

Re: Politics Brexit: MPs angered by EU 'veto' over Gibraltar

Perhaps our first war in the Eurozone in over 70 years will be with Spain. What next, Brit refugees in boats?

Re: Politics Brexit: MPs angered by EU 'veto' over Gibraltar

Hi

Warfare now is economic and electronic, at least amongst developed nations.

No need for refugee boats.

A 1000% tax on holidays to Spain would be effective.

Re: Politics Brexit: MPs angered by EU 'veto' over Gibraltar

Gibraltar is British but if they really want to stay in Eu perhaps news the time for them to become Spanish. If that's what they want I suggest we let them go.

Re: Politics Brexit: MPs angered by EU 'veto' over Gibraltar

I've never seen anything to suggest that's what they want.
Quite the opposite, in fact.
All the comments I've seen suggest Gibraltarians place a higher importance on their British citizenship than their EU membership.

Just because they voted and hoped UK would Remain in EU, it doesn't mean they don't wish to Remain British - nearly half of UK voted to Remain but it doesn't follow that they want to give up being British.