Navy Warships To Sail For Gibraltar: Task Force On Its Way In Show Of Force To Spanish -- Daily Mail
* Three ships including HMS Westminster to stop at Gibraltar, MoD reveals
* Follows call from Gibraltar chief minister for military show of strength
* Spain threatening to charge thousands of workers £43 to cross border
* Gibraltar authorities are building a reef to bar Spanish fishing boats
* David Cameron warned Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy Britain could sue
A Royal Navy rapid reaction force is to set sail for Gibraltar on Monday as tensions over the Rock continue to rise.
Ten vessels including the aircraft carrier Illustrious, two frigates and support ships are heading to the waters off Gibraltar as part of an annual exercise.
But defence officials have revealed that three of them – the frigate Westminster and two support vessels – will call in at the British sovereign base at Gibraltar for three days, beginning on August 19.
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More News On The Continuing Tensions Between Spain And Britain Over Gibraltar
British warship to visit Gibraltar amid border row with Spain -- Reuters
Gibraltar row: warship deployments routine says Downing Street -- The Guardian
Gibraltar visit for Royal Navy warship is routine, says MoD -- BBC
Rock of the Rages: Gibraltar Border Spat Gets Spain and U.K. PMs Involved -- Time
British navy to stop in Gibraltar during diplomatic row with Spain -- UPI
Gibraltar dispute continues despite Cameron's call to Spanish PM -- The Guardian
Spain Graft Scandal Spills Over Borders in Gibraltar Spat -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Spain and Gibraltar. Like North Korea? -- The Economist
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