Spain to respond to Trump’s criticism and threats over Nato spending and use of bases – Europe live

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez to give speech shortly in Madrid Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is due to make a statement at 9am local time to respond to Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat to cut of all trade with Spain over its refusal to allow two jointly operated bases in its territory to be used in the US’s ongoing strikes against Iran. “At this moment, it isn’t possible to establish trade reprisals or separate trade relations … I think the most surprising thing about this ...

By Jakub Krupa