Leaked No-deal Brexit planning documents from Operation Yellowhammer warn of the likely impact on the UK - not the worst case scenario, and have been likened to 'wartime' in peacetime by the Lib Dems
Gibraltar has been caught between a rock and a hard place since the UK quit the EU.
Brexit has cost the GHA nearly £600,000 in ambulance transfers in the last two years alone. / This is because GHA staff do not have work permits to drive ambulances in Spain unless it's an emergency.
Lord Howard told Sky News that Theresa May would show the same "resolve" over Gibraltar as Margaret Thatcher had with "another Spanish speaking country" over the Falklands.
Brexit keeps Gibraltar ambulances off Spain
07/03/2022
In a new direct Brexit spinoff, authorities at the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar have confirmed that routine patients may henceforth be ferried for treatment to Spanish hospitals only if their ambulances are staffed by Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) employees who live in Spain or by EU nationals, it was reported.
Territory’s economy at risk unless UK reaches agreement with Madrid over ownership.
Europe Letter: UK’s reputation diminished as EU capitals digest declaration to break law
British visitors to Gibraltar could face Schengen Area checks on touchdown, according to the minister conducting post-Brexit negotiations with the European Commission.
Plan could mean British visitors to the overseas territory losing some of their 90-day allowance for travel in Europe.
The Spanish workers of La Línea de la Concepción are at the ready to celebrate the removal of the Gibraltar border controls. And they have reason to.
EU description of Gibraltar as British 'colony' is result of May 'trying to reopen Brexit deal'
01/02/2019
Downing Street admits prime minister had warned Spain would exploit any bid to renegotiate withdrawal agreement.
The Spanish MEP Esteban Gonzalez Pons has told the European Parliament that Spain will defend its own priorities post-Brexit including the ‘decolonisation of Gibraltar’. This comes as the European Parliament today voted to support Spain's right to veto any agreement between the EU and the UK over Gibraltar.
‘We goofed it up, you have to fix it’, Ursula von der Leyen tells young people. / European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said young Britons could still reverse Brexit by deciding to re-join the EU in the years ahead.
British and Spanish foreign ministers will meet in Brussels for another round of talks over the status of the disputed territory of Gibraltar following Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Formula shortages causing stress for parents - Brexit one of the reasons given for the issue [4 mins]
21/06/2023
Parents are reporting ongoing difficulties finding formula to feed their babies. / Complications importing goods post-Brexit is one reason that has been given for the issue.
Gibraltar after Brexit: Residents stuck in time-warp of ‘distress and anxiety’ as Spain nears deal with UK
18/01/2023
Spain and Britain are reportedly close to a deal on the status of Gibraltar, but those living there say the anxiety over their future is making it difficult to cope.
British overseas territory set to face disruption despite voting 95 per cent for Remain.
Fabian Picardo tells The Independent a clause in Gibraltar's constitution gives it the right to choose its own terms for matters such as trade tariffs and regulations, whatever Ms May agrees with Brussels, in a move that could embolden other regions calling for bespoke deals.
The head of the British overseas territory adds to calls for the UK to rescind its stated intention to leave the EU.
Chief minister Fabian Picardo says it does not ‘make sense’ for the territory to be cut off. / Gibraltar is considering joining the EU’s Schengen open borders area to limit disruption caused by Brexit, its chief minister has said.
Source says Gibraltar would fall outside any Brexit transition deal unless UK agrees deal with Madrid over its future status
Gibraltar is in talks with Scotland about a plan to keep parts of the UK in the EU, BBC Newsnight has learned.
Gibraltar reacts to Brexit - GBC News
24/06/2016
The actual impact of the leave vote is still uncertain, but today Gibraltar has felt the weight of its possible implications.