Gib tug-of-war: MEP calls for Brits to 'boycott Spain' in protest over Rock dispute
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 @ 12:12 PM
A UK Member of Parliament has urged Britons to 'boycott' Spain when it comes to booking their holidays in response to mounting tensions between the two countries over ownership of Gibraltar and its waters.
Gibraltar and South-West England Euro MP Julie Girling posted a message on Twitter saying: “There has been enough talking, now there must be action.
“I urge constituents across the UK to consider taking their summer holidays elsewhere this year.
“Spain is not on our side,” she states.
Speaking out about 'outlandish threats' by Spain against the Rock and its citizens, and 'menacing proposals', the MEP calls for UK citizens to either take a 'staycation' this summer – holidaying in another part of Britain – or choose another foreign destination altogether.
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