Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez ,and his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, met in London this week and agreed to work together to protect the rights of their citizens in both countries even those who are not covered by the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.
A communique from the British government after the meeting said: "We will foster initiatives that publicly acknowledge the role and contribution of the Spanish community in the UK and the UK community in Spain.
"We reaffirm our commitment to continue to work closely together to protect citizens’ rights and address issues affecting all Spanish nationals in the UK and UK nationals in Spain, both those covered by the Withdrawal Agreement, as well as those who are not, including on social security matters (noting that the TCA outlines social security and healthcare benefits for those not in scope of the Withdrawal Agreement). We will also engage in technical level discussions to explore specific issues."
Both Britain and Spain underlined that the talks represented the dawn of a new era in Spanish/British relations.
Also, some will hope that the better relations could mean the end of the 90 day rule which only allows British citizens to stay for 180 days in Spain in two batches of 90 days.