U.K. Defense Secretary Vows Gibraltar Protection in Brexit
- Fallon tells BBC that the territory will remain British
- Says U.K. will seek continued cooperation on security matters
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The British territory of Gibraltar will be “protected all the way” as the U.K. negotiates its exit from the European Union, said Defense Secretary Michael Fallon.
The government is under pressure over the rights of Gibraltar’s 33,000 residents after European Union President Donald Tusk handed Spain a determining say on whether any Brexit deal will apply to the territory, which is located at its southern tip. Spanish ministers have suggested that they’ll seek joint sovereignty of the rock, which has been part of the U.K. since 1713 and voted overwhelmingly against quitting the EU.