BRITAIN and the EU are “inside kissing distance” of hanging a deal on Gibraltar.
Overseas Secretary Lord Cameron flew to Brussels yesterday for talks on the Rock’s standing post-Brexit.
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The UK has been resisting Spanish calls for to station its personal border guards on the airport, which can be an RAF base.
One other sticking level has been free motion from the British Abroad Territory into the bloc.
Negotiations ended yesterday with no joint assertion hailed a “constructive ambiance” with “vital progress”.
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo stated: “We’re very, very, very shut.
“In English we are saying inside spitting distance however really it’s good to say we’re inside kissing distance.”
Whereas not disclosing the main points, the official communiqué stated: “Basic political strains have been agreed, together with on airport, items and mobility.
“Negotiations will proceed over the approaching weeks to conclude the UK-EU Settlement.”
