may may send warships to Gibraltar. ¿Quiere atacar a España cuando estamos en baja forma?

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By Greg Heffer, Political Reporter PUBLISHED: 17:01, Wed, Aug 3, 2016 | UPDATED: 17:09, Wed, Aug 3, 2016 17 12 GibraltarGETTY Theresa May has been told to send the Royal Navy to Gibraltar during Brexit talks Former Ministry of Defence special adviser Luke Coffey has urged the Prime Minister to deploy British vessels in a “grand gesture” to residents of The Rock, which has been a British territory for more than 300 years. There are fears Spain will exploit the UK’s talks on quitting the EU, to take place once the Article 50 exit clause of the Lisbon Treaty is triggered by the Government, to push their sovereignty claim to the peninsula. Within hours of the Brexit vote in June, Madrid’s acting foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo had claimed the Leave result “opens up new possibilities” for Spain to take control of Gibraltar, adding: “The Spanish flag on the Rock is much closer than before”. He has since threatened to veto Brexit talks over Gibraltar and warned Spain would “make clear that Gibraltar does not belong to the UK” during the EU discussions. Related articles MPs urge NATO boss to act as ‘provocative’ Spain threatens Gibraltar 'Fantasy' SNP plot to explicitly tie 2nd independence vote to Brexit Mr Coffey, a US Army veteran who now works for leading thinktank the Heritage Foundation, called for it to be “made crystal clear to Spain that there will be a cost to pay for reckless behaviour”. He claimed if Gibraltarians faced their land border with the Spanish mainland being closed, in the event of the EU caving to Madrid’s demands, Mrs May should consider supplying the territory by air. In an article for the ConservativeHome website, he wrote: “The UK must be prepared to respond with appropriate, firm, and proportionate measures against Madrid.” Mr Coffey said, primarily, Britain’s top politicians should concentrate on a cross-party show of support for Gibraltar. He advised Mrs May, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and Brexit Secretary David Davis to “make a joint visit to Gibraltar as soon as possible”. He added: “To show that this is an issue of national importance, members of the Shadow Cabinet and representatives from other political parties in Westminster should be invited to join as well. (Whether or not they do so is another matter.) “The Ministry of Defence should also make a grand gesture by increasing the Royal Navy’s visible presence in Gibraltar. “This would send an important message to the Gibraltarians. The Ministry of Defence should also make a grand gesture by increasing the Royal Navy’s visible presence in Gibraltar. Ex-Ministry of Defence special adviser Luke Coffey Mr Coffey, who worked for Dr Fox while the Tory MP was defence secretary in the Coalition Government, also insisted Mrs May should not allow Spain to sideline the long-running dispute over Gibraltar as a bi-lateral issue between the two countries. He said: “This is what Spain wants. Instead, the post-Brexit status of the Rock must be addressed during the Article 50 negotiations with the EU. “While the status of Gibraltar is important to Spain, it is peripheral to the rest of the EU. It is unlikely that Brussels (or Berlin) will allow Spain to hijack the issue.” The funniest EU memes Tue, June 28, 2016 Here are the funniest EU memes on the internet. 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What do they wont to do blow up the rock? Reply Share Report This Comment 0 23 minutes ago Splodge Better start refitting the Mary Rose then as the UK cannot even protect its own borders! Reply Share Report This Comment 0 44 minutes ago Spanish2014 I must have missed something. It is true the Gibraltar voted to remain in the EU and it is also true that the ones planning to kick Gibraltar out of the EU is not Spain but UK. Gibraltar has been living and has a "thriving economy", a tax haven economy really, thanks to Spain because the internal border with Spain is open thanks to the EU. Once UK invokes article 50, UK is taking some time, no rush ..., the deal is over and negotiations starts ... Spain has a saying to veto any nonsense of Gibraltar benefiting from Spain and the EU in any way and this veto must be invoked at any time Spain's interests are affected. Spain should not care by Gibraltarians as these population is British ... hence it is UK who needs to chip in for them. Sending warships to Gibraltar will increase Spanish local economy anyway thanks to the crew ... so send all warships. Reply Share Report This Comment +2 1 hour ago Robbvx Ships not working, rubber bands snapped, Sailors on shore run, CPO's in the Pub, All ranks above Captain looking for a bed under Admiralty Arch. Reply Share Report This Comment +2 1 hour ago delboyandco770 UK needs to fix the Spix. Reply Share 1 reply Report This Comment 0 50 minutes ago Spanish2014 UK needs to fix the Spix ... the same way UK fixed the Chinese about Hong Kong: running away!! Reply Share Report This Comment +1 2 hours ago Airlie Bird She can't they are all in dock, engines kaput, and crews are on holiday. Oh what a lovely War ! Reply Share Report This Comment +3 2 hours ago GeniusGoblin Who cares about this rock? Reply Share Report This Comment 0 2 hours ago MR MELDREW I'm with riverbank on this. And anyway, in the past we needed Gib for control of shipping through the straits. These days we can close it to shipping with one smart missile. Let Spain have Gib, the people deserve what they asked for. More Europe. Reply Share Report This Comment +2 2 hours ago riverbank I used to support the people of Gibraltar 100% but since over 90% voted to remain with the EU, I don't give a monkey. If Spain takes over, it 's what they asked for as far as I 'm concerned! Reply Share 2 replies Report This Comment +3 51 minutes ago bigzap The situation for Gibraltarians is somewhat different than it is for us in the UK. The fear of Gibraltarians is that when Brexit formally happens, then Spain will close the border again as they have done before, if we lived there & shared their vulnerability, a lot of us may have voted differently. Personally I don't believe Spain will do that, I also think that the UK out of the EU is more likely to stand up for the Rock than before. Gibraltar has been steadfast with Britain on many occasions, WW1, WW2 & dockyard staff working 24 hour shifts to get ships ready for the Falklands Task Force. Reply Share 1 reply Report This Comment +1 41 minutes ago Spanish2014 Gibraltarians claim they can survive with that closed border ... of course they whine, cry and scream ... any time the border needs to be closed.

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