UK and Spain sign cooperation deal as they seek to bolster post-Brexit ties

The leaders of Spain and the UK met Wednesday in London to sign a cooperation deal that aims to strengthen post-Brexit ties between the two countries, APA rpeorts, citing AP.

Greeting his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez in his offices at 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke of the close ties between the two countries. Sánchez commended Starmer and his government for breaking the post-Brexit deadlock on Gibraltar.

The new bilateral agreement is aimed at strengthening cooperation on economic growth, migration and other shared interests. It comes after the U.K. and Spain brokered a deal in June to remove border checks at Gibraltar over the summer, alongside the European Union.

When Britain left the EU in 2020, the relationship between Gibraltar and the bloc was unresolved. Talks on a deal to ensure people and goods can keep flowing over the Gibraltar-Spain border previously had made only halting progress.