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23rd December 2025
In his report, Inquiry chairman Sir Peter Openshaw made a number of recommendations relating to matters arising from the Inquiry. On conflicts of interest, Sir Peter said consideration should be given to whether the Canadian Conflict of Interest Act 2006, or similar legislation, was suitable for implementation in Gibraltar. He suggested too “an emphatic restatement”...
Tue 23rd Dec, 2025
23rd December 2025
The GSD on Tuesday said Chief Minister Fabian Picardo should resign and call a general election, adding criticism in the McGrail Inquiry made his position untenable. The Opposition described the report by Inquiry chairman Sir Peter Openshaw as “a damning verdict” on Mr Picardo’s behaviour. It said too that other Government ministers should consider their...
23rd December 2025
Nick Pyle, the interim Governor at the time that former police Commissioner Ian McGrail took early retirement, issued a statement on Tuesday following publication of the report by Inquiry chairman Sir Peter Openshaw. In the statement he noted the Inquiry’s findings in so far as they related to his tenure as interim Governor of Gibraltar....
23rd December 2025
The Commissioner of Police, Owain Richards, has said he welcomes the McGrail Inquiry Report and fully accepts its recommendations. Following the publication of the inquiry report, Commissioner Richards said Sir Peter Openshaw’s findings provide a “balanced assessment of the Royal Gibraltar Police as a core participant in the Inquiry, recognising areas of professionalism as well...
23rd December 2025
The McGrail Inquiry report raised “serious issues which must be addressed”, the Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst, said in a statement on Tuesday, as he welcomed its publication. In the statement, Sir Ben said the focus must now be on collaboration to improving Gibraltar’s public institutions and strengthening public trust in them. “The Governor...
18th December 2025
By Anna Wise, Press Association Business Reporter The Bank of England has cut interest rates to the lowest level in nearly three years, as it said measures in the Budget will help bring down inflation quicker than previously thought. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to reduce rates from 4% to 3.75%. Governor Andrew...
16th December 2025
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper faced questions on the McGrail Inquiry in the House of Commons on Tuesday during an evidence session before the Foreign Affairs Committee on the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Ms Cooper was quizzed on whether the full Inquiry would be published, as well as questions on progress with...
2nd December 2025
By Anahita Hossein-Pour, Rhiannon James, Harry Taylor and George Thompson, Press Association Jury trials in some cases will be scrapped and so-called “swift courts” set up in England and Wales, the Justice Secretary has announced. Currently jury trials make up 3% of cases but this will be curbed further as David Lammy confirmed they would be reserved for...
2nd December 2025
By Christopher McKeon, Press Association Political Correspondent Britain must not shrink back from a “chaotic world”, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he underlined his commitment to internationalism. In his annual Guildhall speech on foreign policy, the Prime Minister accused opposition politicians of offering a “corrosive, inward-looking attitude” on international affairs. Taking aim at those...
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