Spanish police border guards could be sent to Gibraltar for the first time in more than 300 years under post-Brexit demands from the European Union.
Brussels has ignored a provisional agreement hammered out between the British and Spanish governments last year over the future of Gibraltar. The framework deal was designed to allow the territory in effect to enter into the EU’s Schengen free-movement area, which is seen as critical for its economy.
The EU would take responsibility for policing border crossing points into Gibraltar — and avoid the politically controversial prospect of allowing Spanish border guards to decide who can and cannot enter the territory.
In a draft negotiating mandate published yesterday, Brussels, which must approve the framework agreement for it to take effect,
