Lockdown conflict between regional and national authorities in Spain

Regional health minister of Madrid described state of emergency as attack on people of Madrid'

Lockdown tensions between central government and regional authorities are not confined to the UK.

On 9 October, Spain's Socialist-led coalition government was forced to declare a state of emergency to put Madrid and eight surrounding towns into a limited lockdown after the regional government flip-flopped, protested and mounted a legal challenge to the restrictions.