BBCNEWS BBC News October 27, 2017
Spains political crisis is likely to deepen today if, as expected, the senate backs a plan by the Central Government to remove some powers from the autonomous region of catalonia. Madrid wants to reassert control by triggering an article in the spanish constitution thats designed to prevent regions from breaking away. But its thought the Catalan Parliament may respond by declaring independence. Andrew plant takes up the story. 27 days after this crisis started, each day, crowds have added, speeches have been made, it each day in agreement has been further away. On one side, catalonia consideri...