Spain was last night said to be demanding fresh assurances over its Gibraltar ‘veto’ as the Brexit transition deal became subject to a new round of last minute haggling on Tuesday, senior EU sources have revealed.
The Spanish intervention came after a press conference on Monday in which David Davis, the Brexit secretary, said that the text of the transition deal “includes Gibraltar”, without making reference to the veto.
EU sources said that Spain had been left “furious” by the remarks which they felt appeared to question the validity of a ‘veto’ handed to Spain last year by EU leaders.
Under a deal with Madrid, the Brexit withdrawal agreement and transition deal will not apply to Gibraltar unless...