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| William Hague turns up heat on Spain over Gibraltar border jams | William Hague turns up heat on Spain over Gibraltar border jams |
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| William Hague has put pressure on Spain over claims it is deliberately engineering lengthy delays at the border with Gibraltar. | William Hague has put pressure on Spain over claims it is deliberately engineering lengthy delays at the border with Gibraltar. |
| The foreign secretary telephoned his Spanish counterpart, José García-Margallo, to raise "serious concerns" after a weekend of heightened tensions when officials carried out intensive vehicle searches in searing heat causing long hold-ups. | The foreign secretary telephoned his Spanish counterpart, José García-Margallo, to raise "serious concerns" after a weekend of heightened tensions when officials carried out intensive vehicle searches in searing heat causing long hold-ups. |
| Thousands of cars leaving the British territory were stopped for checks causing six-hour traffic jams. | Thousands of cars leaving the British territory were stopped for checks causing six-hour traffic jams. |
| Gibraltar's government accused Spain of "torture" by inflicting searches on vulnerable passengers and causing "unnecessary delays". | Gibraltar's government accused Spain of "torture" by inflicting searches on vulnerable passengers and causing "unnecessary delays". |
| Hague used British diplomatic channels to make Britain's concerns known over the weekend but on Sunday night moved to intervene directly. | Hague used British diplomatic channels to make Britain's concerns known over the weekend but on Sunday night moved to intervene directly. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware and very concerned about events at the Spain-Gibraltar border. | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware and very concerned about events at the Spain-Gibraltar border. |
| "Over the weekend, our ambassador in Madrid has raised our concerns with the Spanish deputy foreign minister and we have registered our protest with the Spanish ambassador in London. | "Over the weekend, our ambassador in Madrid has raised our concerns with the Spanish deputy foreign minister and we have registered our protest with the Spanish ambassador in London. |
| "The foreign secretary has also called the Spanish foreign minister Garcia-Margallo this evening to express our serious concerns and to urge a speedy resolution to the problems at the border." | "The foreign secretary has also called the Spanish foreign minister Garcia-Margallo this evening to express our serious concerns and to urge a speedy resolution to the problems at the border." |
| The episode comes after relations were strained following a number of accusations of Spanish incursions into British waters. | The episode comes after relations were strained following a number of accusations of Spanish incursions into British waters. |
| The Gibraltar government said the delays had affected thousands of people, according to a statement reported by the BBC. "The Spanish government has inflicted these unnecessary delays on the elderly, children and the infirm in up to 30 degrees of heat. | The Gibraltar government said the delays had affected thousands of people, according to a statement reported by the BBC. "The Spanish government has inflicted these unnecessary delays on the elderly, children and the infirm in up to 30 degrees of heat. |
| "This torture has resulted in an ambulance being deployed to treat people with medical conditions. On Friday, for instance, a Spanish man had to be taken to hospital with chest pains." | "This torture has resulted in an ambulance being deployed to treat people with medical conditions. On Friday, for instance, a Spanish man had to be taken to hospital with chest pains." |
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