Prime minister Fabian Picardo says that his region wants to stay in the EU

Gibraltar's prime minister has affirmed that on Monday he will look for a way to protect the status of his region as being within the European Union , following Brtain's vote to leave the bloc last Thursday.

The small community at the southernly tip of Spain voted with a 96% majority to stay in the European bloc last week, but due to an overall victory for the Leave campaign, will exit the EU against their will.

PM Fabian Picardo also said that only England and Wales should be made to leave Europe, as they were the only areas of the country that voted to Leave.

Fabian Picardo also said that only England and Wales should be made to leave Europe

"It would be better to differentiate those Britons who wanted to leave their status as a member state from those who wanted to remain, England and Wales that is."

"Our position has been expressed in a clear way by 96% of the population. We want to continue having access to the single market, and we want to continue having the the advantages of freedom of movement," Picardo said to the Press Association.

Picardo identified with the stance of Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, who has called for a second indpendence referendum for the northernly province. He also said that regardless of the situation, the Rock "will never be Spanish".

"Anyone that suggests to the Gibraltar people that the price of having access to the market, or anything else, is to accept sovereignty with Spain, they are very much mistaken."