Tag: Andrew Rosindell

Sunday, September 27th 2015 - 13:12 UTC
UK to press Spain to honor law enforcement cooperation in Gibraltar waters

British Government will continue to press Spain to honor the agreement to step up law enforcement cooperation in Gibraltar waters, Philip Dunne Minister of State for Defence has said. Mr Dunne was responding to a written question in the House of Commons from Tory MP Andrew Rosindell.
Saturday, August 29th 2015 - 05:41 UTC
MP Rosindell: Time for Spain to back off, time for Britain to back up Gibraltar

Britain cannot allow Spain to continue to ignore international law and bully Gibraltar, said MP Andrew Rosindell following the latest incursion in Gibraltar waters, this time a Spanish Customs crew that actually fired shots to a British-Gibraltarian fishing cruise.
Tuesday, January 6th 2015 - 22:12 UTC
Spain tried to abort US Congress bill in support of Gibraltar's right to self determination

Spain tried to persuade US politicians to drop an initiative calling for the House of Representatives in Washington to formally recognize Gibraltar’s right to self-determination. The plea was contained in a letter from Spain’s ambassador to Washington, Ramon Gil-Casares, to Republican Congressman George Holding, who sponsored the bi-partisan resolution.
Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 05:57 UTC
A new settlement for England, and all Britons

By Andrew Rosindell (*) - The No vote in the Scottish referendum has kept the Union together, for now. I fear however, that the issue has not gone away. We must act soon and take this opportunity to secure the future of the United Kingdom.
Monday, November 10th 2014 - 07:28 UTC
US Congress members support for Gibraltar's self determination

British Government is working with the US Congress in order to bolster support for Gibraltar’s right to remain under British sovereignty.
Tuesday, September 16th 2014 - 02:54 UTC
Gibraltar on National Day celebration calls on QE II to again visit the Rock

Sixty years after her last visit the Chief Minister has called on Queen Elizabeth II to visit Gibraltar. He did so in a dramatic call during his National day speech. Fabian Picardo was flanked on stage by Gibraltar Government Ministers, Opposition MPs and a contingent of visiting British MPs and MEPs.
Monday, May 12th 2014 - 06:25 UTC
Argentina media makes it a day with the Home Office reference to Malvinas

The Argentine media has given extensive coverage to the Foreign Office's glitch of calling the Falklands by its Spanish name Malvinas in several documents, and the furious reaction in Parliament, as was reported by the Sunday Express.
Saturday, March 8th 2014 - 06:19 UTC
Military personnel in Falkland Islands totals 1.060, says MoD

There are currently 1,060 military personnel stationed in the Falkland Islands, confirmed the Minister of State for the Ministry of Defense Mark Francois on Wednesday, according to a report from the latest edition of the Falklands' Penguin News.
Tuesday, March 4th 2014 - 23:53 UTC
Hague raises UK's concern about illegal Spanish incursions in Gibraltar waters

UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, personally raised Britain’s concerns about persistent “illegal” Spanish incursions into British Gibraltar territorial waters, it was revealed. Mr. Hague spoke to Gonzalo de Benito, the Secretary of State at the Spanish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, on February 20 on the margins of an emergency meeting of the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
Friday, January 17th 2014 - 06:49 UTC
Queues and delays at the Gibraltar border reach Parliament

The detrimental effect that border delays have had on tourism and visitor numbers to Gibraltar has been the subject of recent questions in the House of Commons. In a written question tabled before the lower House, Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell requested information from the Secretary of State regarding the effect that the border delays have had over the last four months.