Send In The Big Guns: Gibraltar's Chief Minister Asks Britain To Send Royal Navy Warships To Stop Incursions By Spanish Boat Police Into The Rock's Territorial Waters -- Daily Mail
* Fabian Picardo asked for a vessel 'larger than the small craft it has now'
* He said it was 'about asserting British sovereignty in a peaceful way'
* Spain suggested introducing a 50 Euro levy on people crossing the border
* William Hague insisted the UK will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Gibraltar
Gibraltar's chief minister has asked Britain to send Royal Navy warships to the area in a bid to stop Spanish boat police making unauthorised incursions into the Rock's territorial waters
Fabian Picardo an Oxford-educated lawyer and leader of the Gibraltar Labour Party, has now asked David Cameron to send vessels 'larger than the small craft it has now.'
He accused Madrid of 'sabre-rattling' and behaving like North Korea after Spanish foreign minister Jose Garcia-Margallo's suggested introducing a levy on people crossing the border between Gibraltar and Spain.
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More News On The Rise Of Tensions Between England And Spain Over Gibraltar
Gibraltar accuses Spain of "sabre-rattling" in diplomatic row -- Reuters
Gibraltar minister accuses Spain of saber-rattling for suggesting a border fee -- Washington Post/AP
Spain Squeezes the Rock -- Wall Street Journal
Gibraltar: David Cameron says UK will not compromise with Spain -- The Guardian
Gibraltar considers legal action in Spain dispute -- The Guardian
We will stand with Gibraltar, Hague warns the Spanish as he urges nation to avoid further action that could increase tensions -- Daily Mail
Gibraltar: Spanish government 'hypocrites' for complaining about reef -- The Telegraph
What is Spain v Gibraltar row about? -- BBC
Why are Spain and Britain butting heads over Gibraltar? -- Andrés Cala, Christian Science Monitor
Q&A: Gibraltar row -- BBC
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