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Keir Starmer has been accused of one more betrayal of British abroad territory as he fingers key powers to Brussels. In one more Brexit sell-out, the Government is planning at hand Spanish border guards full say over whether or not British residents can enter the territory.

Those coming and going from the rock might be pressured to indicate their passports twice, as soon as to Gibraltarian guards and once more to Spanish guards, basically giving Madrid a veto over whether or not Brits can enter the territory. Sir Iain Duncan Smith blasted the deal as a “ridiculous disaster” and but extra “cowardly posturing” by Sir Keir in his efforts to get a recent take care of the EU. He fumed: “They’re using Gibraltar as a lever to get themselves back closer to Europe. He wants to undo Brexit.”

“The whole plan of this Labour Government who hated Brexit is that over a period of time, it will become impossible for us not to rejoin.”

Dame Priti Patel, the Tories’ shadow Foreign Secretary, added: “Keir Starmer will be remembered for raiding the pockets of hard pressed taxpayers to hand over billions of pounds to Brussels, and for his unpicking of Brexit. And just this week he’s signed us up to the Erasmus scheme at an another astronomical price tag.

“The deal with Gibraltar will, like everything this Labour Government touches, require forensic scrutiny as they cannot be trusted to serve our national interest and the public will need assurance that they have not once again caved to EU demands.”

Mark Francois, chairman of the European Research Group, in contrast the deal to the give up treaty negotiated by this authorities over the Chagos Islands, which can see the abroad territory handed to Mauritius.

The shadow defence minister slammed: “First a sell-out on Chagos and now an infringement of the rights of Gibraltarians, and that hard on the heels of paying over the odds to re-enter the EU’s Erasmus scheme.

“I have argued before that ‘Starmer Remains a Remainer’ at heart but now he’s not even bothering to hide it – he’s going to try and take us back in.”

Gibraltar will now start functioning like a member of the EU Schengen zone of passport-free motion.

UK residents hoping to maneuver to the rock can even need to have their utility vetted by Spanish authorities.

According to the Telegraph, it isn’t but recognized whether or not sovereignty over policing, immigration and justice in Gibraltar has made it into Sir Keir’s new treaty.

A European Commission spokesman mentioned intensive talks with the British authorities had led to a breakthrough deal on the twelfth December.

He mentioned: “The main objective of the future agreement is to secure the future prosperity of the whole region.

“This will be done by removing all physical barriers to the movement of persons and goods between Spain and Gibraltar, while preserving the Schengen area, the EU single market and customs union.”

The Gibraltar authorities mentioned it welcome the “positive conclusion” of the negotiation.

Downing Street has been approached for remark.