BREAKING: Catalonia leader has said region will declare independence ‘within days’

The leader told the BBC that the region would declare its independence by the end of this week or the beginning of next week. 

This announcement comes afer Catalonia held a referendum on Sunday, which Madrid deemed as illegal.

In a statement from the Front National, they said: “It should be noted that the Spanish PP supported b

The Madrid government has vowed to stop the north-eastern region from breaking away from Spain and has called the vote “illegal”.

At least 893 people and 33 police officers were reported to have been hurt on Sunday after police stormed polling station to stop voters. 

According to the Catalonia government, 2.26 million people took part in the poll, which is 42 per cent of the electorate. 

The results were that 90 per cent of people in Catalonia voted for independence. 

Prime Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy said the referendum “only served to cause serious harm to coexistence”. 

More to follow…