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Faisal Islam
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EU Council draft of offer of visa free travel to British citizens after Brexit (if reciprocated to all EU27 citizens) - they have added (ie Spain has insisted) a footnote “Gibraltar is a colony of the British crown” and controversy over sovereignty, solution yet to be reached
... so that has been added to the Commission draft.

Number 10: “Gibraltar is not a colony it is completely unacceptable to describe it in that way”.

but this is an EU27 internal position over which the UK no longer has any type of veto.
Not just a footnote - page 3 asserts that “Gibraltar is not part of the UK” and so its citizens will not be part of the visa waiver offered to visiting Brits. Again this is an addition to Commission draft by EU Council (ie Spanish diplomats)
According to my colleague @sophiacmcbride an attempt was made to put a further UK footnote in re legal status of Gibraltar. Rejected.
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Faisal Islam
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PM in Corbyn letter wrote Political Declaration delivers on “benefits of a customs union” incl no rules of origin checks.

But this part P23 refers specifically only to “single customs territory” -the backstop.

Backstop being “replaced” (Brady) at same time as banked for future.
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This week’s Brexit motion - the promise of which staved off ministerial resignations - will seek to reaffirm support for Govt re changes to backstop and recognise negotiations are ongoing. Will commit to further amendable motion by Feb 27 if Meaningful Vote has not been passed
It does not commit to a meaningful vote at any time. Merely says if not, then they’ll lay another motion.

Indeed can see no way MV second go is passed this month given Government will still claim there’s an ongoing process culminating in promised further meeting with Juncker
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