Spain's Sanchez warned against torpedoing Brexit deal with Gibraltar sovereignty claims

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SPAIN'S fruit and vegetable sector could be in for a heavy blow if Pedro Sanchez's government scuppers a Brexit trade deal with sovereignty claims over Gibraltar.

Growers and exporters across the Mediterranean country would be hit with customs duties of £189million every year under World Trade Organisation rules. The industry relies heavily in the UK market to sell its goods and fears Britain will shun its fruit farmers for those in Morocco under a trade pact signed by the two nations.Spain and Gibraltar want to reach a side deal with the UK to avoid having a hard EU border in southern Spain after the Brexit transition period expires on December 31.

 

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