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No Deal - 26th December 2002, 12.02

An article in The Western Mail reports that Peter Hain agreed a deal with the Spanish for co-sovereignty over the Rock of Gibraltar last April. However, the deal was vetoed by the Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar (probably on the grounds that it allowed the Gibraltar limited self-determination).

After the recent referendum, any new negotiations will fail over the issue of allowing the people of Gibraltar a vote over their future.