The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, made an informal visit to La Linea yesterday, where he met up with the Mayor Juan Franco.

The opportunity was taken to take a walk around the centre of the neighbouring town, where Mr Picardo had the chance to greet several businessmen and citizens.

The Mayor arranged for a lunch in a well known bar/restaurant in the centre of town, which enabled those invited to exchange views on the current situation with the Chief Minister.

The desire for a deal on the post-Brexit situation and how it affects the area was paramount in the discussions.

Everyone expressed their desire for a satisfactory arrangement as soon as possible.

The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo KC MP, said: "I was delighted to meet with Juan Franco in La Linea and to have the opportunity to discuss with him how important we all felt a safe, secure and beneficial agreement would be not just for Gibraltar, but also for La Linea and the Campo. I reaffirmed that the positions which we had advanced and the proposals we had made could lead to a Treaty being agreed tomorrow if  Spain and the European Union agreed to the terms we had proposed, which were designed to be safe, secure and beneficial for Gibraltar, whilst securing the safety and integrity of the Schengen area and compliance with the obligations relating to the area of free movement of goods and the single market.  If those are accepted, we could have a deal tomorrow."