Stand up to Spanish, Gibraltarians urged Earlier this year, Fabian Picardo, Gibraltar's chief minister, reportedly accused Spain of acting "like North Korea" and harassing the territory, while David Cameron said he was "seriously concerned" about the situation. "When we're under pressure, our resilience and identity does come across more," he said. We need to re-establish and reassert identity that is under threat. In our case, because it's under threat, it makes it more important to assert our identity at every conceivable opportunity. He added that it was essential for the people of Gibraltar to have the ability to decide their own future, even in the face of their situation being "challenged and undermined" by successive Spanish governments. He said Gibraltar had been living under a "constant climate of siege" for decades, adding: "Long may we remain British if that is the will of the people."