MADRID – As Sir Keir Starmer prepares to meet his Spanish counterpart on Wednesday, Spain is struggling to cope with a migrant crisis strikingly similar to the UK’s.

A young Moroccan man was arrested on Friday on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old Spanish girl in Madrid, sending tensions over the issue soaring, and leading to migrant children being attacked.

In scenes reminiscent of those outside The Bell Hotel in Epping , protesters targeted the First Reception Centre in the Spanish capital, where the arrested man had been staying. New Feature

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The hard-right Vox party planned a demonstration outside the centre on Tuesday evening but the government banned the protest, claiming it would incite violence.

Police are now investigating

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