Gibraltar’s voice must not be ignored in the Brexit debate

On Friday 17th May, I visited Gibraltar with our lead South West England candidate, Caroline Voaden.

Gibraltar’s part of the South West of England constituency in the European elections. We’ve always had strong support there, receiving over 67% of the vote there last time around in 2014.

We’re set for a strong result – sending both Caroline Voaden and Anthony Hook, our first and second South West candidates, to the European Parliament

Voters in Gibraltar are worried. Leaving the EU leaves them with no voice at the table – especially concerning at a time when Spain is making more and more outrageous demands.

The 33,000 people who live here could not be clearer that they want to remain British. Brexit puts their future at risk. 13,000 people cross the border with Spain every day – and can only do so because of free movement.

But the people of Gibraltar are an afterthought to Theresa May. She’s still trying to push through her hard Brexit deal, despite Parliament rejecting it 3 times.

Liberal Democrats demand better for Gibraltar. We know how essential our membership of the EU is for people living on the Rock. It’s one of the many reasons we’re fighting to stop this national embarrassment.

The 33,000 people who live in Gibraltar could not be clearer that they want to remain British. Brexit puts their future at risk.

The Conservatives are tearing themselves apart trying to push Brexit through. They’ve been aided every step of the way by Jeremy Corbyn’s pro-Brexit Labour party. The Lib Dems are the biggest, strongest party of Remain. We’ve been fighting for a People’s Vote since the day after the referendum – leading the opposition both inside Parliament and out of it.

Every vote for us on Thursday 23rd May is a vote to stop Brexit. We’re set for a strong result – sending both Caroline and Anthony Hook, our second candidate, to the European Parliament. We have an opportunity to send a message to Labour and the Tories – Britain demands better than Brexit. Say you’re with us – be a Lib Dem voter on Thursday:

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Labour are bragging about bailing out the Tories on Brexit.

Corbyn’s catastrophic Brexit strategy is plodding on. Rather than acting in the interest of the country, he’s working to stitch up a Brexit behind closed doors with the Tories.

He’s ducking his commitment to a People’s Vote. When asked today, he wouldn’t even rule out abstaining on Theresa May’s Brexit deal when it goes through the Commons in June. That’s voting with the Tories without having to say he did.

In fact, we did some research a few days ago. We found 29 different occasions that Labour has voted with the Government on Brexit.

We’ve had enough of Labour’s “constructive ambiguity”. Liberal Democrats demand better for the millions of Labour supporters who want to stop Brexit.

We’re talking to hundreds of thousands of people across the UK. We’re telling them the truth – Labour is a pro-Brexit party. We’ve put together a dossier of Corbyn’s voting record on Brexit – have a look here:

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We’ve got more momentum than Labour 👀

There’s been a clear pattern emerging in recent opinion polls. Labour is sinking lower and lower – and the Lib Dems are on the up:

The response our campaign is getting makes it clear why this is happening. Labour is a pro-Brexit party, and Remainers have had enough.

They’ve started attacking us more and more recently. It’s pretty obvious that we’ve got them rattled as we go up and they go down:

But as you can see, it’s not exactly working out for them:

To the point that the most recent polls have us in second place above them:

The message is clear – Remainers can’t trust Labour. They want Brexit. More and more people who want to stay in the EU are switching to the Liberal Democrats as the biggest, strongest Remain party.

We believe that there’s no deal better than our membership of the EU. We’ve been fighting to stop Brexit since the day after the referendum result. And our line is totally clear – every vote for the Lib Dems is a vote to stop Brexit.


We’ve come a long way since the day after that awful result in 2016. Now, a majority of the public backs our stance of a People’s Vote. Politicians from all parties and none have joined our campaign. And on Thursday, we have the chance to send Labour and the Conservatives a message they can’t ignore – we want an end to this national embarrassment.

Say you’re with us. Pledge your vote to the Lib Dems on Thursday 23rd May and help us stop Brexit.

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New Resources for local parties

We’ve release a whole range of new resources for local parties, covering everything from template emails, digital campaigning resources, template press releases and recruitment materials.

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Brexit will hit young people hardest.

Brexit is a national embarrassment – and it’s going to hurt young people more than anyone else.

It leaves us weaker in the fight against the climate crisis.

It strips our universities of millions of pounds of funding.

It takes away our right to live in, work in, travel in and fall in love with the 27 other countries of the European Union.

Both the Conservative and Labour parties want to take that away from us. Theresa May is pandering to climate science deniers on the hard Tory right.

Jeremy Corbyn is ducking his responsibility to millions of Remainers who voted for Labour in 2017. He’s refused to unequivocally back a People’s Vote. He’s repeatedly told us free movement will end. His shadow ministers brag on panel shows that Labour’s “bailing the Tories out”:

We are the next generation. It’s the responsibility of politicians to build a better future for us. But the Tories and Labour have ducked that responsibility to chase a hard, damaging Brexit instead. They’re letting young people down.

That’s why I’m joining young people up and down the UK and voting for the Liberal Democrats – the biggest, strongest Remain party. 

That’s why I’m voting to stop Brexit on Thursday 23rd May.

We can send a message to the Tories and Labour that we won’t be ignored. We can get back to fixing the inequality rife in society. We can secure Britain’s place in a greener future, in an EU that’s carbon-neutral by 2045. Help us get there – share our video now:

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Our message is clear – every vote for the Lib Dems is a vote to stop Brexit. Say you’re with us next Thursday. Let’s stand up for young people – and put an end to this national disaster.

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