Foreign Secretary David Lammy is in Gibraltar ahead of further talks on a potential post-Brexit deal.
Talks on rules governing the border of Spain and Gibraltar have been ongoing since Britain left the European Union in 2020, but an agreement has not yet been reached.
Mr Lammy is in Gibraltar on Wednesday for talks with chief minister Fabian Picardo.
He will then head to Brussels for further discussions with European counterparts on an agreement over the overseas territory.
In a post on X on Wednesday morning, Mr Picardo said it is âtime to try to finalise arrangements for lasting, stable relationship between Gibraltar and the EU/Spain which is safe, secure and beneficialâ.
He also shared images of his meeting with Mr Lammy and foreign office minister Stephen Doughty.
Gibraltar was ceded to the UK by Spain in 1713 and the population is heavily in favour of remaining a British overseas territory.
The last time it voted on a proposal to share sovereignty with Spain, in 2002, almost 99% of Gibraltarians rejected the move.
Gibraltar also hosts an RAF base at its airport.
The Government, in line with its Conservative predecessors, has said it will not sign up to a deal that gives sovereignty over Gibraltar to another country, or that the Gibraltarian government is not content with.
The strategic defence review, released earlier this month, said the UK would maintain a military presence in Gibraltar, âupholding the sovereignty of British Gibraltar territorial watersâ.
