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.
The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has told an audience of Liberal Democrat politicians in Glasgow that Spain continues to bully and harass Gibraltar by land, air and sea. This followed the news that two Spanish fighter jets had come close to a commercial airliner in the airspace above Gibraltar.
A contract has been placed for a new sewage treatment plant. The tender was awarded to Northumbrian Services Limited and Modern Water Services Limited as a joint venture.
The Opposition has said that the Government “has once more chosen to play the man and not the ball” in the latest exchange regarding the change to the legal aid rules.