Starmer hails 'important day' as UK and Spain agree deal
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Starmer hails 'important day' as UK and Spain agree deal
Sir Keir Starmer welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to Downing Street, where the pair are to agree a new bilateral deal to remove border checks at Gibraltar.
Starmer calls it a "very important day" for his government, praising the work done to secure the agreement and highlighting the close ties between the UK and Spain.
Report by Covellm.
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