UK and Spain agree Gibraltar deal with Eurostar-style border checks

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1. The UK, Spain and EU have agreed a deal to finally settle Gibraltar’s [post-Brexit ](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/inside-whitehall-plan-achieve-eu-reset-3257360?ico=in-line_link)status that will see European border officials checking Britons arriving on the Rock.

   One British source said an agreement was “over the line” following talks between Foreign Secretary David Lammy, EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares in Brussels.

   Minutes later, the UK and EU announced the deal, with the Government in London saying it would mean “dual border checks” for arrivals by air at Gibraltar airport, carried out by officials from both the territory and Spain.

   A second UK source had earlier told *The i Paper* the deal would operate “essentially like St Pancras”, where Eurostar passengers go British passport control before having their documents checked by the French.

   The idea would be that Gibraltarian officials check people for entry to the Rock via the airport, while European officials check them to ensure the EU knows who might enter its territory over the invisible [Gibraltar-Spain](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-brexit-nightmare-gibraltar-deadlock-3310163?ico=in-line_link) land border – an arrangement that is crucial for the British overseas territory’s economy.

   The deal, which resolves one of the final outstanding issues sparked by Brexit, also ensures “full operational autonomy” for British military facilities in Gibraltar, the Government in London said.

   The UK had been pushing for British armed forces personnel to be exempt from the dual border controls.

2. Next up, surrender of the Falklands

3. Doesn’t seem too bad

4. Can’t wait to see the media spin on this one “Starmer gives Gibraltar to Spain! Falkland Islands Next?”

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