Podcast: What could Brexit mean for Gibraltar?

This week’s World View also covers Hungarian leaders targets Soros-funded university

Former Conservative leader Michael Howard said Theresa May would be willing to go to war with Spain to protect Gibraltar’s sovereignty. Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
Former Conservative leader Michael Howard said Theresa May would be willing to go to war with Spain to protect Gibraltar’s sovereignty. Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

On this week's World View podcast, a little storm has erupted over promises from the European Union that Spain will have a veto on any post-Brexit trade deal between the EU and the UK affecting Gibraltar.

London Editor Denis Staunton has the latest on the British reaction to the news, following comments by former Conservative leader Michael Howard that Theresa May would be willing to go to war with Spain over the issue.

Political Editor Pat Leahy speaks about the parallels with Irish concerns over Brexit, while Guy Hedegcoe reports on the reaction in Spain, which has long claimed that Gibraltar is a tax haven to the detriment of the Spanish economy.

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Later in the podcast, we go to Central European Correspondent Dan McLaughlin for details on a new law just passed by Hungary's parliament that may force the renowned Central European University to leave Budapest.

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