MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Ancram promises to end “Straw's betrayal of Gibraltar”
At the British Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth this Wednesday Jonathan Evans the leader of the Conservative members of the European Parliament thanked Bernard Hazell from the Gibraltar branch for the outstanding election result there in June, where the party achieved a massive 70% of votes cast.
Later in the day shadow Foreign Secretary, Michael Ancram, made the strongest commitment yet to the people of the Rock in his speech saying: "We will end the betrayal and deceit of the last seven years.
Take Gibraltar - betrayed by Jack Straw's secret negotiations to surrender sovereignty to Spain. The people of Gibraltar gave him no uncertain answer.
I am proud that after 300 years the people of Gibraltar unanimously want to stay British. I would never negotiate on sovereignty unless that was the wish of the people of Gibraltar themselves.
I give them this undertaking. Within a week of winning the election I will formally repudiate the dishonorable agreement reached with Spain by this government to share sovereignty over Gibraltar."
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