Wife of Clegg declares Gibraltar Spanish

Miriam González Durántez, wife of former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg, said Gibraltar is Spanish while promoting her new political party Democracia 21 on Spanish television.

“Yes, of course”

Clegg and his wife disagree

When asked if her husband agrees, González Durántez said they try not to discuss Gibraltar. He will defend his position and she will defend hers.

“We try not to talk about Gibraltar. He will defend his position and I defend mine.”

Spain's long claim to Gibraltar

Gibraltar was ceded to Britain in seventeen thirteen, but Spain has maintained its sovereignty claim ever since. The territory has thirty eight thousand people at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.

Border removed after Brexit deal

Over the summer, the physical border between Gibraltar and Spain was removed following a new EU-UK treaty. The agreement eases border crossings for thousands who travel between the two daily.

Deal protects Gibraltar's future

In twenty twenty five, the EU and UK announced an agreement signed on Tuesday.Without it, Gibraltar faced a hard border with full passport checks, risking its economy dependent on fifteen thousand Spanish workers crossing daily.