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London confident of a Brexit deal “suitable and adequate” for Gibraltar and UK
Dr Fox insisted the UK understood the complexities especially in trade that Gibraltar “faces as we go into the negotiations ahead of us”. United Kingdom's International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has said he is confident a Brexit deal could be struck that “will get a suitable and adequate response to the problems we face” both for Gibraltar as well as for the UK.
Speaking in Birmingham at the traditional Gibraltar reception at the Conservative Party Conference on Sunday evening, with the UK Prime Minister Theresa May having announced EU exit talks would begin by March next year,
Dr Fox insisted the UK understood the complexities especially in trade that Gibraltar “faces as we go into the negotiations ahead of us”.
The reception was attended by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond who spent considerable time in discussion with Chief Minister Fabian Picardo. Also present was Robin Walker from the Department for Exiting the European Union.
Dr Fox told all those present that the UK Government was sensitive to the complexities and would want to work those through with Gibraltar.
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Oct 07th, 2016 - 12:58 pm 0October - Sterling hits a 30 year record low against the Dollar, predicted to hit parity with Euro for first time.
no ukip comment at this time. chuckle.
@1 Only 52% of them. And the EU isn't going to allow a different deal for different parts of the UK so what else can they do?
Oct 07th, 2016 - 01:16 pm 0@2 UKIP are too busy beating each other up in Strasbourg.
These British politicians must think their constituents are as dumb as sawdust.
Oct 07th, 2016 - 05:43 am -1Well, now that I think of it...
Really, no deal can accomodate England, and Gibraltar, and Scotland, and Northern Ireland, and whatever inlets there are around France or Ireland. That is just a fact of life, when geographies and economies and mentalities are that different no one solution can fit all.
In yet another typical ANGLOS will be ANGLOS moment, here we have the same people saying that the UK had to leave the EU because it was too constraining and limiting in it's one-size-fits-all style, also telling the Scots, Gibraltar and all the others to trust their one-size-fits-all solution in London.
Truly remarkable ability for brazen duplicity.
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