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 Government says that it is “incredible” that the Opposition should “have the cheek to start nitpicking” at the housing programme of the Government when the present situation, they say, stems directly from the failure of the previous GSD administration to provide houses for in a timely manner.
Sky News has just reported that the Spanish Ambassador to the United Kingdom has been summoned after a Spanish survey vessel repeatedly ignored warnings to leave British Gibraltar Territorial Waters both yesterday evening and today.
The Government has said that the GSD Opposition has “jumped the gun” in its press statement regarding GHA contract workers. The matter, says the Government, is one which is under discussion with UNITE the union following representations from them, and no changes have been effected following these representations which are being considered by the Chief Minister as Minister responsible for industrial relations, together with the Minister for Health.
In line with the Government’s policy of ‘Direct Democracy,’ the Chief Minister will appear on GBC Radio’s Lunchtime Show at 1pm on Thursday to take questions from the public.