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Vol. 2 Issue 35 www.theolivepress.es August 16th - August 29th 2018
THE EGG TEST
LIKENESS: Brit Phillip looks like drug lord Pablo
MALLORCA EXPAT: I’m Escobar’s love child
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EXPATS in Spain and France have joined forces to launch a fresh legal challenge against the Brexit result. It comes after the UK’s Electoral Commission ruled that the Leave campaign illegally overspent by £675,000 during the run up to the 2016 referendum. The request for a judicial review has been submitted to the High Court in London by the UK in EU Challenge group, which represents Britons living in France, Italy and Spain. It argues that the referendum on Britain’s departure from the EU was not a lawful, fair or free vote given that BeLeave and Vote Leave both overspent. “We hope to demonstrate that you cannot win by cheating. If there is another referendum, there must not be a repeat of the illegal activity witnessed last time around,” said Sue
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Wilson, of Bremain in Spain, based in Valencia. “We have not taken back control – we have been put in the hands of those that care more about their careers and political party than their country. The UK deserves better, we deserve better, and we will not stop fighting until we suc-
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RITISH pensioners in Spain claim to have lost more than a fifth of their spending power over the last two years as a direct result of Brexit. Richard Hill, vice president of Brexpats in Spain, claims plummeting exchange rates, taxes and a rise in the cost of living have caused significant income losses. It comes as the pound sunk to a new low of just 1.10 to the euro last week, as worries of a hard Brexit magnified. The pensioner, who claims he’s around 22% ‘worse off’ since the referendum, believes expats will struggle regardless of whatever deal is reached ahead of Britain’s exit from the EU. The pensioner added: “The significant problem at this stage with Brexit is the fluctuating exchange rate. “Obviously fluctuations are normal, however the steady downward trend is seriously Untitled-1.pdf 1 16/06/2017 15:36 affecting people.”
ceed.” While the UK government claims the challenge has come too late, this is being contested by QCs Patrick Green and Jessica Simor, of Croft Solicitors, who argue that the Electoral Commission’s findings were only revealed last month. They insist that the £675,000
Pension shocker EXCLUSIVE It comes after the Rabobank in London warned that a no-deal Brexit could end in euro-sterling parity, while last week saw the pound plummet to an eight-month low. British expat Karen Watling, from Sheffield, claims she has lost as much as a third of her monthly budget. “Over two years this has caused us problems financially,” she told the Olive Press. “Prices and commodities have also risen so it has been like a double hit.”
that BeLeave spent should have been declared and the result is therefore null and void. “Our clients contend that the prime minister’s decision to trigger article 50 and start the Brexit process was based on a factual error, namely that the referendum truly represented
The exchange rate was an average 1.24 in 2014 before climbing to an average 1.38 in 2015. However the year of the referendum saw the average fall to 1.22 before falling again to 1.14 in 2017. This year so far has been lower at 1.13 and it currently stands at 1.12. Brexpats in Spain has called for a government-run internet bank offering basic current accounts, debit cards and the option to carry out international and national transfers online. The group even suggests ordering RBS the only bank in the UK in which the government has a stake - to provide a basic facility for expats without a UK address. “The situation could be eased for many people if they could open a UK bank account, with many having closed theirs years ago having moved to Spain permanently.
the will of the people following a lawful, free and fair vote,” said boss Robert Croft. “We argue that the decision to trigger article 50 to withdraw from the EU was therefore not in accordance with the UK’s constitutional requirements. “We look forward to having this important constitutional case considered by the court.” One expat Elinore Grayson said: “It is fundamental that illegal intervention in British elections does not go unchecked.
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“The principle of nullity when a decision was made on incorrect or misleading facts is a longstanding one and we wish to ensure that continues to apply. “Many people across the EU, myself included, are reliant on bestowed rights to live their daily lives; there must be zero tolerance when it comes to cheating, misrepresentation and non-disclosure of information.”
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A BRITISH expat claims he is the love child of notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Mallorca-based Phillip Witcomb, 53, is penning a book about his life as Roberto Sendoya Escobar, who was taken from his Columbian drug lord father in the 1960s. The artist was later adopted by a British couple in Bogota, the capital of Escobar’s infamous crime operation. His new parents had to later hire a private security team because members of the Escobar family allegedly tried to kidnap him on several occasions. The privately-educated Brit is now penning a biography which he wants to serve as a Expats launch prequel to hit Netflix series legal battle to Narcos.
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The popular TV show chronicles the rise and fall of his alleged father’s drug smuggling empire. Witcomb claims his adoptive father told him he was Escobar’s son when he reached his 20s. “In reality, I hadn’t really heard of Pablo then, so wasn’t really aware of what he’d done,” he revealed. “But when dad told me about everything, I honestly couldn’t believe it. It all came as a complete shock and made me rethink my life.” Witcomb doesn’t have a birth certificate to prove his story but a baptism certificate shows that he was born to a Maria Lucia Sendoya and lists his father as ‘Pablo Escobar’. According to the document, he was placed in a Catholic orphanage before being adopted at four months old by his current parents.
Deadly dive A TOURIST from the Czech Republic, 24, has died after jumping off a cliff in s’Illot and drowning. The man intended to dive off the cliff into the sea and swim to the beach, but his body was found floating in the rocks below. Lifeguards tried to resuscitate him, but could not do anything.
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