The government of Gibraltar may rescind the rights and protections of Spanish and other EU nationals if the British territory is excluded from a Brexit deal between the EU and the UK . Guidelines issued by the government have given Gibraltar a veto over a deal about Gibraltar ’s status , however , deputy chief minister Joseph Garcia said the veto was illegal . Eight hundred of those are Spanish and they’ve chosen to make Gibraltar their home. He said if Gibraltar was excluded from the withdrawal deal it might reconsider the rights of EU citizens who live and travel to work in Gibraltar . Residents of Gibraltar voted overwhelmingly in favour of EU membership in the 2016 referendum .
The government of Gibraltar may rescind the rights and protections of Spanish and other EU nationals if the British territory is excluded from a Brexit deal between the EU and the UK . Guidelines issued by the government have given Gibraltar a veto over a deal about Gibraltar ’s status , however , deputy chief minister Joseph Garcia said the veto was illegal . He said if Gibraltar was excluded from the withdrawal deal it might reconsider the rights of EU citizens who live and travel to work in Gibraltar . Residents of Gibraltar voted overwhelmingly in favour of EU membership in the 2016 referendum .