King Charles and Burnham highlight treaty opportunities and British bonds in National Day messages

National Day in images

10th September 2026

National Day was once again marked and celebrated on Thursday with a sea of red and white all around Casemates and Main Street as family and friends get together to mark the truly Gibraltarian occasion. Members of the RGP and the K9 unit were also on duty in the area. As various acts took to...

King Charles and Burnham highlight treaty opportunities and British bonds in National Day messages

10th September 2026

The UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar took centre stage during speeches at the National Day political rally on Thursday, as King Charles and Prime Minister Andy Burnham sent messages underlining the opportunities ahead but also the UK’s firm commitment to Gibraltar’s British sovereignty and its right to decide its own future. In messages to Gibraltar read...

Treaty puts Gibraltar on ‘rock-solid foundation’ for the future, Europe Minister says

10th September 2026

The Minister for Europe, Lord Stewart Wood, has expressed confidence that the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar provides a “solid foundation” for the future, acknowledging early implementation problems but insisting they can be resolved through the structures for cooperation established by the agreement. Against the backdrop of ongoing work to deepen and strengthen wider relations between...

Chevening opportunities for 2027 announced

9th September 2026

The Office of the Governor has announced two Chevening opportunities for people seeking academic and professional development in the UK, with applications for both programmes closing in the coming weeks. The Chevening Scholarships programme offers a fully funded one-year master’s degree at a UK university, while the Chevening Europe Defence and Security Fellowship is a...

Second day of travel chaos as Nats boss to face Transport Secretary

9th September 2026

By Sam Hall and Rosie Shead, Press Association The boss of the UK’s main air traffic control provider will face a grilling from the Transport Secretary on Wednesday as widespread disruption continues with hundreds of flights cancelled following a technical issue. Flight monitoring website Flightradar24 said 1,300 flights to and from UK airports were axed...

Absurd and wrong for Israel to call Falklands occupied – Ed Miliband

8th September 2026

By George Thompson, Press Association Political Staff Senior Israelis characterising the Falkland Islands as “occupied” Argentine territory are “absurd and wrong”, the Foreign Secretary has said. Ed Miliband said comments by Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s hardline public security minister, showed a “complete lack of understanding” and that Falkland Islanders want to be British. His comments came...

Cross-border workers’ treaty benefits offset concerns, Spanish union says

8th September 2026

The UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s relationship with the bloc has removed the “Sword of Damocles” hanging over cross-border workers’ heads, according to Comisiones Obreras (CCOO), the Spanish union trade union.  But the union is seeking clarification and support from Spanish authorities over unemployment benefits and pensions, and Manuel Triano, CCOO’s general secretary in the Campo, warned that cross-border workers...

Ed Miliband says UK will ‘resolutely uphold’ self-determination of Falklands

4th September 2026

By Helen Corbett, Rob Freeman and Sophie Wingate, Press Association Political Staff Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has said the UK will “resolutely uphold” the self-determination of the Falkland Islands after Argentinian president Javier Milei said his country needed to take them back. In a national address, Mr Milei reiterated the country’s claim on the islands and said...