UK objects to description of Gibraltar as 'British colony' in EU law.
The UK has objected to Gibraltar being described as a "colony" in European Union legislation allowing UK nationals to travel to the EU after Brexit.
The EU proposed allowing visa-free travel for Britons in November.
The Spanish government has since insisted a footnote be added describing Gibraltar as a "colony" and referring to "controversy" over its status.
The UK's ambassador to the EU, Sir Tim Barrow, objected to it at a meeting in Brussels earlier. BBC.
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