Gibraltar fears being the last Brexit frontier

The UK territory is anxious a hard border could be implemented if a right-wing party wins snap elections in Spain later this month, writes Graham Keeley. That would threaten Gibraltar’s relationship with both its neighbour and the EU

For the hard-right Vox party, Gibraltar is hugely symbolic. The party once unfurled a huge Spanish flag from the Rock as an act of defiance (AFP/Getty)

Twenty years ago, a bronze statue of a man with a bicycle was erected on the border between Gibraltar and Spain in homage to the thousands of Spanish workers who make the journey every day to the Rock to work and then return at night.

When he created the work, the late sculptor Nacho Falgueras was envisaging the way the British overseas territory and Spain depend on each other.

Fast forward to today and this relationship could be under threat. Negotiations between Britain and Spain over how this border will be managed in the post-Brexit era are in limbo.