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.
Reacting to the news that Bishop Heskett has been appointed Bishop of Hallam and will be leaving Gibraltar in the summer, the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, said: "I have been touched by the news that Gibraltar's beloved Bishop Heskett will be leaving us shortly.
The Government has said that the Leader of the Opposition Daniel Feetham, in choosing to have a debate on the sums of money that are being spent on Government projects, has “failed to realize” that the logical conclusion of his criticism of this public spending is that he would not have pursued the projects or continued with them if the GSD came into office.