Gibraltar aims to reform it Constitution of 2006 to be less subservient to British law while demanding of his own parliamentarians at court Westminster make your voice heard independently London. The goal is a kind of decentralized integration that is understood to cause it to cease to be considered a cologne by the UN.

This is a long-standing and controversial aspiration of the citizens of Gibraltar who, although part of Brexit, will take you to another long road, which you want to get a status quo different from the rest of the UK overseas The idea of ​​reducing London’s lawmaking possibilities, as they had hitherto, gone beyond the ordinary institutions, while promoting self-government was not well received in the metropolis, which had rejected it in 1997. 1976 claims that any constitutional reform or decolonization must take into account the so-called “Spanish dimension”. “Independence would only be an option for Gibraltar if it received Spanish approval,” the British Government said at the time.

The 2006 constitution gives full authority to regional governments, unless terminated Defense, Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security, which is maintained by the British Government. This was the result of a long process of tough negotiations between London and the colonies to change the Charter that was granted 1969 which causes the closing of the Gate by Spanish. Remembering this experience and starting to change British opinion regarding constitutional reform, Govt Fabian Picardo send working documents to the Procedure Committee House of Representatives where he begins to outline all these changes and where he considers it unacceptable for London to maintain its objections all these years later.

The Gibraltar Executive considers that “it is necessary to update the 2006 Constitution to take into account the impact of the decision to leave European Union and the further development of the right to self-determination of Gibraltar and the people of Gibraltar.” “We firmly believe that any new Constitution must provide for the people of Gibraltar to have representation in one or both houses of Gibraltar.” Parliament at Westminster. This must be agreed in a way that will not reduce or reduce the existing degree of self-government, but rather increase it. Additionally, we believe in responsibility international representatives Gibraltar, including Gibraltar’s external actions in its areas of competence and responsibility,” the document continues.

The Rock stated that “the country must remain permanently in a constitutional and political relationship with the United Kingdom, the British family of nations, and Commonwealth”, but with changes. “We are firmly of the view that the authority of the British Government (HMG) to legislate at the head of the elected government in Gibraltar in the name of ‘peace, order and good government’, should be removed from Gibraltar’s constitutional documents. “.

Gibraltar was “jealous of him constitutional power to legislate through the Gibraltar Parliament” and consider “the use of Council Order“, a type of law drafted by the Government and made in the name of the King. “The day-to-day management of Gibraltar’s affairs depends entirely on its own government and Parliament,” explained the bland Executive.

“There is a possibility that some legislation is passed Westminster may affect, directly or indirectly, Gibraltar’s interests. Likewise, the UK has interests in wanting Gibraltar to remain in line. In our close contact with Overseas office, we seek to ensure that our laws reflect the UK’s reasonable concerns and interests. A good example of this is the transparency of our business registration and the application of sanctions essentially simultaneously, as happened after the illegal invasion of Ukraine on the Russian side,” he stressed.

The Gibraltar government said it had “worked more closely and directly with the UK Executive, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other departments”, following Brexit “than at any time in recent decades” and “welcomes the news that the various ministries within HMG will be deputing responsible persons in each department to be aware of the specific concerns, issues and challenges faced overseas territories with the intention of working together face to face, both politicians and officials, to resolve any problems that arise.

“Gibraltar has no desire or ambition for that involve one of influence in the domestic or day-to-day affairs of the United Kingdom in Parliament. However, an opportunity to express and expose yourself worries This could have a significant impact in ensuring that the UK, while unaware of very specific needs and circumstances, does not unknowingly legislate in a way that could cause serious problems. negative impact in the affairs and interests of Gibraltar”.

“Have representative who can express Gibraltar’s specific concerns and interests in the House of Commons and the House of Lords, as well as exchange views ‘within hallway’ with partners, will help foster a new, more modern relationship between the UK and Gibraltar,” he concluded.

In a letter also addressed to the Procedure Committee House of RepresentativesThe Movement for Gibraltar Representation at Westminster – which in 2019 gathered 14,000 signatures supporting its argument – ​​recalls that Rock gained the right to vote in the European Union, with opposition from the UK, thanks to the citizen’s claim, Denise Matthewsbefore the Human Rights Court in The Hague in 1999. It was then that Gibraltar was electorally integrated as part of the European constituency in the southwest of England, until the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. With Brexit, Gibraltar was also left without representation in Westminster.

“Calling Gibraltar a Colony is all the rage Spanish to demean us,” the document states. “But with autonomous representation in Westminster, these degrading insults and illegal claims to sovereignty will be definitively eliminated. This is the reason why the former prime minister, Mr. Harold Wilsonproposed the integration of Gibraltar in 1964, to avoid a dictatorship Honest in their false claims about the colonial colony of Gibraltar,” he explained.