The European Commission has ruled there is no evidence that Spanish customs checks on the Gibraltar border are in breach of EU rules.
Gibraltar checks cleared
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Oh Sure! Did the members of the European Commission personally have to wait in the 100 meter + line to be examined by Customs and enter Spain before rendering their decision/opinion/suggestion/thought/guess? Baroness Ashforth needs to do this to “check validity” of decision.