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18th November 2018

Theresa May took a swipe at Tory rivals threatening to unseat her as party leader as she warned the next seven days would be "critical" to achieving a successful Brexit. The Prime Minister warned that a change of leadership would not make it easier to get a deal past parliament or the EU, after furious...

15th November 2018

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo insisted last night that Gibraltar was "ready for any eventuality" in the fractured Brexit landscape, even as he gave a ringing endorsement of embattled Prime Minister Theresa May, who he said was “far from hanging from a thread”. Mrs May came under intense pressure yesterday as critics mauled her draft Withdrawal...

15th November 2018

Dominic Raab has sensationally quit as Brexit Secretary, in a massive blow to Theresa May's Brexit plans. Mr Raab, who only took over in the summer after David Davis resigned in protest over the Prime Minister's withdrawal strategy, said he "cannot in good conscience support the terms proposed for our deal with the EU". His...

9th November 2018

By Henry Vaughan, Press Association A Swedish man has been jailed for sending a "potentially lethal" letter bomb to a London bitcoin company after the firm refused to send him a new password. Michael Salonen, 43, was convicted of attempted murder in Stockholm on Friday over posting a package containing two pipe bomb-like devices to...

25th October 2018

Theresa May has delivered an "emotional" address to backbench Tory MPs following talk of attempts to oust her as Prime Minister. Mrs May "won the room" and secured her position with a "heartfelt" speech to the backbench 1922 committee, former home secretary Amber Rudd said. Leave-backing MP Michael Fabricant called the gathering a "love-in" for...

17th October 2018

By Andrew Woodcock, Press Association Political Editor The US administration has formally confirmed it intends to pursue a trade deal with the UK "as soon as it is ready" after leaving the EU. Donald Trump's trade representative Robert Lighthizer notified Congress of plans to open negotiations with the UK, as well as with the EU...

14th October 2018

Theresa May faces a potential Tory mutiny over Brexit as talks continued in Brussels to reach a deal ahead of a crunch summit. Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and the European Union's Michel Barnier were holding talks on Sunday ahead of the meeting of EU leaders on Wednesday. The talks come as former Brexit secretary David Davis urged a Cabinet...

4th October 2018

By Elizabeth Piper, William James and Kylie MacLellan Prime Minister Theresa May appealed to her Conservative Party yesterday to unite behind her plan to leave the European Union, warning critics their arguments could put Brexit in jeopardy. On the final day of her party's annual conference, Mrs May sought to rally members by addressing their...

30th September 2018

This article was first published in print in November, 2017 I received an anonymous letter recently, typed out and addressed to me personally but otherwise unmarked. It was posted to our newsroom in Casemates. The Chronicle has a policy of not publishing anonymous letters. We read them, naturally, but nine out of 10 end up...

28th September 2018

By Emma Bowden, Press Association Hundreds of headteachers have marched on Downing Street to demand extra cash for schools. Organisers claimed more than 2,000 heads from England, Wales and Northern Ireland took part in the protest, double the number they had expected. They gathered in Parliament Square before converging on Downing Street, where a delegation...

12th September 2018

By Gavin Cordon and Sam Lister, Press Association Political Staff Leading Tory Brexiteers have dismissed claims of a plot to oust Theresa May over her controversial Chequers blueprint for leaving the European Union (EU). Around 50 Conservative MPs are understood to have attended a meeting on Tuesday of the pro-Brexit European Research Group (ERG) where...

10th September 2018

Brexit will “neither defeat nor define” Gibraltar, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said yesterday in a rallying call on the 25th anniversary of National Day, the last one before the UK and Gibraltar leave the European Union. Gibraltar would turn “the Brexit challenge into a Brexit win”, the Chief Minister said as he delivered a bullish...

10th August 2018

The Beanland’s, their extended family and friends gathered for the launch of the book ‘Journey to Gibraltar... Letters, Memoirs and Personal Diaries 1861-1951’ based on the family history and their arrival on the Rock 151 years ago. Written and compiled by Vanessa Beanland with additions by her father Malcolm and other family members, Deputy Chief...

10th August 2018

‘Bienvenido, caballero, al museo del Convento de la Encarnación,’ the old man says in a quavering voice. ‘Por favor, sígame a través de esta puerta.’ I do as bidden and find myself in a spacious antechamber filled with antique furniture and statues of saints. I had been expecting to find other tourists gathered here for...

16th July 2018

By David Hughes and David Wilcock, Press Association Political Staff Theresa May is under intense pressure from Tory Brexiteers to change her controversial blueprint for leaving the European Union. Cabinet minister Greg Clark pleaded with Tory Eurosceptics who have tabled amendments to the Government's customs bill aimed at imposing strict conditions on the Prime Minister...

10th July 2018

By Cristina Cavilla and agencies The Gibraltar Government has vowed to leave ‘no stone unturned’ to protect the Rock ahead of its departure from the European Union as the UK Government was thrown into turmoil by the sensational resignations in quick succession of Brexit Secretary David Davis and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. No. 6 Convent...

9th July 2018

David Davis has warned the UK is giving "too much away, too easily" in the exit talks, but backed Theresa May to remain Prime Minister after his dramatic resignation rocked her premiership. The outgoing Brexit Secretary said the Government had gone further than it should have in the negotiations, in a "dangerous strategy". His late-night...

2nd June 2018

The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has defended the use of tax payer’s money to pursue legal action against those who make defamatory comments on social media against his office. Parliament this week heard that in almost seven years in office Mr Picardo has had six cases taken up by solicitors against residents of Gibraltar in...

19th April 2018

The GSD has hit back at the Government in its row over skills training, insisting that the Future Job Strategy ‘should have been resigned to the political dustbin long ago’. In the latest salvo on the issue, the GSD accused the Government of being “out of touch” and flagged how it has so far failed...

9th March 2018

Don’t you find there are some people who always look the same and others who you suddenly think have aged? I tend to think the latter normally happens when you have not seen someone in a while. Just like when you see something day to day you miss it’s changing. It’s what has happened to...

21st February 2018

The outline planning permission for the Devil’s Tongue project on Queensway has been deferred following yesterday’s meeting of the Development and Planning Commission. The deferment was at the request of the developer Hepta Ltd wanting to carry out further work based on the feedback received. Two members from the project’s architects from 1508 London were...

15th February 2018

An amended version of the Gibraltar Police Authority’s [GPA] latest annual report was tabled in Parliament yesterday, replacing an earlier version that had to be withdrawn because it contained sensitive personal details about identifiable individuals. The personal information was contained in the Royal Gibraltar Police’s latest annual report, which formed part of the GPA document...

30th January 2018

The Representation in Westminster Movement has now re-commenced its campaign for the New Year, which it has vowed to intensify in 2018. This follows the signing of its public petition just before Christmas by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, among many others. The movement will be intensifying...

7th December 2017

The Gibraltar Government is conducting a review of local postal services to test whether established time scales for the delivery of mail are being adhered to, the Minister for Commerce, Albert Isola, told Parliament yesterday. In a question and answer session, Mr Isola said the results of the review will be announced in the first...

1st November 2017

The Development and Planning Commission yesterday unanimously rejected an application for a development at Rosia Gardens, a decision that prompted applause and cheers from over a dozen objectors who were present. The presentation by the architect incorporated for the first time a virtual reality tour of the development. Two virtual reality googles, with different videos,...

1st November 2017

GSD leadership contenders Keith Azopardi and Roy Clinton have set out their visions for the party in letters to the membership. Both men are looking to curry support from the GSD membership ahead of elections on November 30. Mr Azopardi, a barrister, served as a GSD minister from 1996 to 2003 and was deputy Chief...

26th October 2017

A love letter penned in Gibraltar from Harry to his pregnant wife Queenie has returned to the Rock almost 75 years later. Found inside a bag in a jumble sale in Portsmouth in exactly a month from today – 26 November – it will be 75 years since the letter was sent from Gibraltar in1942...

8th October 2017

Theresa May vowed she would not "hide from a challenge" amid speculation she could be about to perform a Cabinet reshuffle in an attempt to repair the damage to her authority. The Prime Minister, who appears to have seen off an immediate attempt to oust her after her mishap-hit conference speech, is still vulnerable and...

5th October 2017

Theresa May's attempt to offer voters a "British dream" turned into a nightmare as her biggest speech since the botched election was plagued by mishaps and interruptions. The Prime Minister pledged a £2 billion boost to council home building and promised a new law to cap energy prices, as part of a drive to help...

1st September 2017

The Gibraltar Honours Board, under the Chairmanship of Governor Lieutenant General Edward Davis, will meet in October to consider nominations for the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2018 and the Gibraltar Award. Nominations should be submitted to recognise those people from any section of the Gibraltarian community who have made an exceptional contribution or given exceptional...