Nick Clegg's wife claims Gibraltar belongs to Spain
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 10:32 · Archive
The wife of former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick Clegg has said Gibraltar is Spanish territory, not British.
Miriam González Durántez, a Spanish politician running in her country's national elections with the party Democracia 21, said 'yes, of course' when asked on the Spanish current affairs programme En boca de todos whether Gibraltar was Spanish territory.
When asked whether her husband, former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick Clegg, shares her view, she said they try not to discuss Gibraltar and that each defends their own position. She added that 'women don't think the same as their husbands; we have minds of our own'.
Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory of 38,000 people at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, was ceded to Britain in 1713 but Spain has maintained a sovereignty claim. Over the summer, the physical border between Gibraltar and Spain was removed following Britain's exit from the EU, allowing new freedom of movement under a European Union-UK agreement. The remarks have prompted pressure on Sir Nick Clegg to publicly declare that Gibraltar belongs to Britain.
How it is being reported
- Nick Clegg’s wife says Gibraltar is Spanish, not British‘Women don’t think the same as their husband; we have minds of our own’, Ms González Durántez saidThe Independent · 16 Oct, 10:06
- Former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick Clegg under pressure to publicly declare Gibraltar belongs to Britain after wife controversially claims it's Spanish territoryLady Miriam Clegg, who is Spanish and running in the country's national elections, insisted the Rock belongs to her country during a TV interview to promote her campaign.Daily Mail · 14 Oct, 15:00
In this story: Nick Clegg · Miriam González Durántez · Gibraltar · Spain · Britain · Democracia 21
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