EU could police Gibraltar border, admits Cameron
The Independent|May 21, 2024
David Cameron has admitted that there is a plan is for EU Frontex border guards to police the entry into Gibraltar in a deal to allow “a fluid border” between the Rock and Spain.
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EU could police Gibraltar border, admits Cameron

The foreign secretary was giving evidence to the European scrutiny committee which has raised serious concerns over the impact on UK sovereignty with the proposed treaty.

The row has broken out because of a need for Gibraltar to come to a longer border solution with the EU as a result of Brexit.

Had the UK voted to remain in the EU, the free travel provisions would not have been a problem but with 15,000 crossings a day, the Gibraltan and UK governments are seeking a solution. Gibraltar opposed Brexit with 96 per cent voting Remain.

Lord Cameron said that there is still a chance that no deal will be signed at all unless it ties in with the red lines of the British and Gibraltar governments.

He told MPs: “If a deal isn’t possibile within our red lines we won’t agree a deal. If the deal isn’t right then we won’t sign it.”

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