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12th - 18th December 2017
Brexit will not break our bonds with the UK, says Rajoy British Prime Minister Theresa May reiterated her support for her Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy over the Cataluña political crisis, and both said they were happy to see agreement in the Brexit negotiations.
“We must protect their rights and interests and ensure businesses can carry on operating with full legal security and predictability – anything else would seriously discourage investment, growth and job creation.” Rajoy had travelled to London to meet Mrs May at 10 Downing Street, where
they spent 90 minutes on a working lunch during which Brexit was, inevitably, a hot
UK and Spain, the contentious subject of Gibraltar's sovereignty was not mentioned. Cataluña, equally as topical, was given plenty of air-time, since Mrs May has always stated categorically that she backs the Spanish government's 'defence of legality' in the face of the 'illegal' separatist movement, and that her Conservative government would refuse to recognise an independent State of Cataluña. She reinforced this during the meeting with the Spanish president, saying: “It is imperative that the law of the State should prevail and that the Spanish Constitution should be complied with.” Rajoy thanked her for the UK's backing of 'the Spanish government and the people of Spain', adding: “Without respect for the rule of law, there can be no democracy, and what is happening now is a return to some of the worst past Continued on page 8
topic of conversation – but although they discussed bilateral relations between the
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