Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
Yesterday morning the Commission for Parliamentary and Democratic Reform’s report was tabled in Parliament. A number of recommendations were laid out before MPs with both the Governing and Opposition parties giving their views on each matter. Leader of the Opposition, Daniel Feetham insisted that his party had always been in favour of the recommendation to expand the seats available in Parliament, he suggested that the current 17 seats be expanded to 25, allowing for a section of back benchers who would focus primarily on constituency work.
The equality rights group ERG-GGR is pleased to announce that this year Gibraltar will be celebrating its first ever official Pride event on Saturday 15th June. Doors open at 10pm until 5am. It is Pride and not just ‘gay Pride’ because it is a celebration of friendship and diversity right across all our adult community. It is inclusive, not exclusive and everyone is welcome.
The PDP have had an initial read of the Report prepared by Dr Chris Tydeman and Indrani Lutchman. The electorate will recall that Dr Tydeman is in fact the same expert that criticised the British Government in April this year in a British Parliamentary Select Committee for failing to provide the necessary support to our RGP to allow them to patrol Gibraltar Territorial Waters.