In just five weeks, the residents of Gibraltar, who voted 99 per cent to remain British in their referendum, will in effect become Spanish thanks to clauses the EU has smuggled into the treaty, GB News understands. A previous report compiled by think tank Facts4EU and shared exclusively with People’s Channel warned that jointly managing Gibraltar’s airport with Spain, with headquarters in an EU country, would amount to a “surrender of sovereignty”.This latest revelation, which comes less than a week after the Government published the full treaty, confirms fears that Keir Starmer is planning to de facto transfer sovereignty of the British overseas territory to the EU with little Parliamentary oversight.Vowing to “interrogate” the treaty, Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel told GB News: “Gibraltar is a proud and cherished member of the British family. That is the will of its people. Nothing must put British sovereignty at risk.
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“Conservatives will interrogate this 1,000-page treaty, because it places Gibraltar under significant levels of EU law, and impacts controls over entry to Gibraltar, tax and other important matters. Conservatives would not support any deal that puts our sovereignty and the interests of Gibraltar at risk.”The former Conservative MP John Redwood told GB News: “This Treaty is being rushed through with late publication and little publicity. Why? Can they sustain their claim they have preserved UK/Gibraltar sovereignty? You are not sovereign if others impose taxes and laws on you.”The Government needs to spell out how many EU laws will apply in Gibraltar, how quickly Gibraltar will have to adopt new law, and how much extra tax they will be asked to pay. Gibraltar has to join the EU Customs Union where the UK has removed duties from many products when we left. There will be handling charges and other tax requirements.”What are the full costs of all the EU rules? How much will they have to pay to Spain level up the adjacent area? This looks like a fixed menu with no choice and no printed price, where the final bill will come as big shock and will not represent value for money. It doesn’t look like sovereignty when you see what Facts4EU have revealed.”Facts4EU, in collaboration with Stand for Our Sovereignty and the Campaign for an Independent Britain (CIBUK), and in association with GB News, sifted through the 1,000 page treaty and found it contains several clauses that raise alarm.Firstly, the pro-Brexit think tank discovered an “EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM” within the EU’s enormous legal database.“The entry into application of the Agreement is a matter of special urgency.” It goes on to state that “In light of these exceptional circumstances” the Agreement should be applied “from the date of full deployment of the Entry/Exit System… by 10 April 2026.”That is just five weeks away , and the UK Parliament has still not been presented with the full legal text to discuss.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSWATCH: Matt Goodwin speaks out on GB News for first time since Gorton by-election defeatEx-Liberal Democrat councillor slams Ed Davey over demands for wealthy expats to pay taxEx-Liberal Democrat councillor slams Ed Davey over demands for wealthy expats to pay taxSecondly, Facts4EU says the treaty text makes clear that Gibraltar would be required to apply wide swathes of EU customs, goods and regulatory legislation, with future changes automatically taking effect.In practice, that would leave Brussels shaping the rules in key economic areas, despite neither Gibraltar nor the UK having a formal say over them.The think tank also highlights provisions drawing the Rock into the EU’s Customs Union framework, meaning common external tariffs, customs procedures and enforcement mechanisms would apply. Critics warn this would curb Gibraltar’s ability to chart its own path and could bring additional administrative costs for businesses.Concerns have also been raised about dispute resolution. Where EU law is engaged, ultimate interpretation would rest with the European Court of Justice, creating what campaigners describe as a clear line of authority running beyond British institutions.Taken together, opponents argue the package amounts to a steady relocation of practical power — not through a headline-grabbing transfer, but through binding legal obligations that would govern trade, borders and regulation on a day-to-day basis.With the proposed implementation date fast approaching and Parliament yet to complete detailed scrutiny of the full text, critics say the scale and speed of the changes demand far closer examination.
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