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Spanish Border Guards to Patrol Gibraltar Under New Brexit Deal
The treaty ends routine passport controls for 15,000 daily cross-border workers and sets a customs model while preserving UK sovereignty over Gibraltar.
- On Thursday, the UK and the Government of Gibraltar published a draft treaty that states it `shall not constitute the basis for any assertion or denial of sovereignty` and is set to be signed in March.
- Post‑Brexit negotiations since 2020 prompted the draft treaty, with core aspects agreed in June 2025 to end queues and provide certainty for Gibraltar businesses and workers.
- Removing routine checks, the treaty lets 15,000 daily crossers pass the land border without passport controls, uses a bespoke customs model to cut goods checks, and requires dual controls for air and sea arrivals.
- The pact keeps Gibraltar's tax exemptions intact, with no VAT or sales tax, and UK nationals not resident in Gibraltar will have time spent there counted toward the Schengen 90 days in any 180-day period.
- Parliament will scrutinise the treaty amid heated debate over constitutional impacts, with Mr Doughty saying `There is nothing to hide here` and rejecting Chagos comparisons as `completely erroneous`.
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