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Brexit debate sparks absurd talk of war with Spain over Gibraltar

Original: War? Really? With Spain? Over Gibraltar? Sometimes the UK EU debate trumps itself in absurdity.

Former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt has ridiculed suggestions that Britain could end up at war with Spain over Gibraltar, calling it the absurd limit of the UK's EU debate. His remark mocks claims that leaving the EU could put the Rock's status at risk of armed conflict, a scenario widely dismissed as far-fetched given both countries are NATO allies.

Why now: Claims linking Brexit to a hypothetical armed conflict with Spain over Gibraltar struck commentators as so far-fetched they invited mockery

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