https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed British Prime Minister David Cameron, his wife Samantha and three children, Nancy, Arthur and Florence are jetting off to Lanzarote for Easter, but don't let that put off! https://www.thelocal.es/20160318/ten-chillaxing-things-to-do-on-lanzarote-holiday-cameron Fri, 18 Mar 2016 14:51:58 +0100 ten-chillaxing-things-to-do-on-lanzarote-holiday-cameron The British Prime Minister is to return to Spain for a family holiday this Easter with another visit to Lanzarote. https://www.thelocal.es/20160317/surfs-up-david-cameron-to-spend-easter-hols-in-spain Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:00:02 +0100 surfs-up-david-cameron-to-spend-easter-hols-in-spain New Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has compared conservative tactics towards trade unions to those used by fascist dictator General Francisco Franco. https://www.thelocal.es/20150916/corbyn-compares-tory-tactics-to-spanish-dictator-franco Wed, 16 Sep 2015 15:26:52 +0200 corbyn-compares-tory-tactics-to-spanish-dictator-franco British Prime Minister David Cameron promised that Britain will accept thousands more Syrians from refugee camps and provide an extra £100m financial aid package on Friday while his Spanish counterpart insisted that “people trafficking mafias must be stopped”. https://www.thelocal.es/20150904/british-and-spanish-pms-discuss-refugee-crisis-in-madrid Fri, 04 Sep 2015 18:58:02 +0200 british-and-spanish-pms-discuss-refugee-crisis-in-madrid The pair have penned a joint article ahead of David Cameron meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister in Madrid on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150904/david-cameron-in-spain-to-meet Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:25:17 +0200 david-cameron-in-spain-to-meet Spanish Santander chief Ana Botín will sit on David Cameron’s new economic advisory council, the only representative from a foreign company to do so, the British government has announced. https://www.thelocal.es/20150728/british-pm-names-ana-botn-as-economic-advisor Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:20:19 +0200 british-pm-names-ana-botn-as-economic-advisor Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has congratulated David Cameron on the victory of the Conservative party, in a result that he will hope can be replicated in Spain later this year. https://www.thelocal.es/20150508/rajoy-congratulates-cameron-and-hopes-for-same Fri, 08 May 2015 15:41:48 +0200 rajoy-congratulates-cameron-and-hopes-for-same UK Prime Minister David Cameron is set to visit the increasingly popular Canary Island of Lanzarote for Easter. https://www.thelocal.es/20140411/david-cameron-set-to-spanish-easter-holiday Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:28:00 +0200 david-cameron-set-to-spanish-easter-holiday Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday that Spain has promised there will be no repeat of an "extremely serious" incident in which its officials searched British diplomatic bags at the Gibraltar border. https://www.thelocal.es/20131127/spain-acting-like-mugabe-in-bag-row-uk-mp Wed, 27 Nov 2013 17:59:00 +0100 spain-acting-like-mugabe-in-bag-row-uk-mp A highly-anticipated team of EU monitors will go to the Spanish border with Gibraltar next week to help defuse a feud between Spain and Britain, the European Commission said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130918/eu-gears-up-to-monitor-spain-gibraltar-border Wed, 18 Sep 2013 11:12:00 +0200 eu-gears-up-to-monitor-spain-gibraltar-border Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain would "never agree to any transfer of sovereignty" of Gibraltar without the consent of its residents as the British territory celebrates its national day on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130910/cameron-backs-gibraltar-on-national-day Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:07:00 +0200 cameron-backs-gibraltar-on-national-day Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and his UK counterpart are expected to hold bilateral talks over Gibraltar on Friday in Saint Petersburg, where both men are attending the G20 summit. https://www.thelocal.es/20130906/rajoy-and-cameron-likely-to-hold-gibraltar-talks Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:21:00 +0200 rajoy-and-cameron-likely-to-hold-gibraltar-talks Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Britain's support as he met the territory's chief minister for talks on the border spat with Spain saying that the UK will "stand up for the interests" for those living there. https://www.thelocal.es/20130901/british-pm-vows-to-stand-up-for-gibraltar Sun, 01 Sep 2013 18:15:00 +0200 british-pm-vows-to-stand-up-for-gibraltar British Prime Minister David Cameron got on the phone on Wednesday to warn his Spanish counterpart that the Gibraltar border tensions risked damaging relations between London and Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20130807/spanish-pm-to-de-escalate-gibraltar-row Wed, 07 Aug 2013 15:11:00 +0200 spanish-pm-to-de-escalate-gibraltar-row British tabloid newspapers have condemned British Prime Minister David Cameron for taking a week-long break with his wife Samantha on the Spanish island of Ibiza only days after the murder of a British soldier by two suspected extremists. https://www.thelocal.es/20130528/uk-press-slam-pm-for-ibiza-holiday-during-terror-crisis Tue, 28 May 2013 12:44:00 +0200 uk-press-slam-pm-for-ibiza-holiday-during-terror-crisis English-speaking politicians are few and far between in Spain, but should Spanish MPs' lack of language skills be a reason for national concern? The Local looks at why Spain's political class has struggled to pick up the world's lingua franca. https://www.thelocal.es/20130409/spanish-pm-rajoy-i-cant-talk-to-obama-yet Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:26:00 +0200 spanish-pm-rajoy-i-cant-talk-to-obama-yet British Prime Minister David Cameron visits Madrid for the first time on Monday where he will hold talks with his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy to press his case for reform of the European Union. https://www.thelocal.es/20130408/british-pm-visits-madrid-in-push-for-flexible-europe Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:57:00 +0200 british-pm-visits-madrid-in-push-for-flexible-europe