Catalonia crisis escalates as Spain set to impose direct rule within days - The Guardian
| The Guardian | Catalonia crisis escalates as Spain set to impose direct rule within days The Guardian Spain was plunged deep into political crisis on Saturday, after the prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, announced that he is stripping Catalonia of its autonomy and imposing direct rule from Madrid in a bid to crush the regional leadership's move to secede. Spain Will Remove Catalonia Leader, Escalating Secession Crisis The Latest: March in Barcelona rejects takeover by Spain Spanish Prime Minister Takes Unprecedented Step To Dissolve Catalan Government |