Royal Navy ‘can’t do a lot’ about Gibraltar

Defence cuts mean the Royal Navy would struggle to send warships to Gibraltar amid tensions with Spain over the Rock.
The warning comes amid a dispute with Madrid over Gibraltar’s sovereignty.
Relations between the "British" territory and Spain have deteriorated in recent months in a row over fishing grounds, with Spanish ministers raising the prospect of imposing a £43 levy on vehicles crossing the border and the possibility of closing airspace.
Mike Critchley, a former naval officer told The News: ‘In times past the navy would have had a presence down there, but now the navy is tremendously reduced.
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