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British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the headquarters of the European Commission to discuss a draft agreement on Brexit in Brussels, Belgium, on November 24, 2018. REUTERS / Dylan Martinez
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that the UK would remain "still next to Gibraltar" after Spain secured enough guarantees on the peninsula to unblock the deal struck. between the European Union and Brexit.
"We will still be negotiating on behalf of the entire British family, including Gibraltar," May said during his meeting in Brussels with Donald Tusk, chairman of the summit of European leaders to approve the agreement on Brexit Sunday.
"We have resolved the withdrawal issues for Gibraltar in a meaningful and meaningful way," she said.
"We have ensured that Gibraltar is covered by the entire agreement and by the implementation period."
Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska, Elisabeth O. Leary, Elizabeth Piper
