After spending his first night in a tent in central Madrid, David Muller-Plantenberg said he would remain there as long as needed to press the government to tackle Spain’s housing crisis.

British budget airline EasyJet will operate six new routes between Spain and the UK from 2027, including establishing a new base at Girona airport in the north-east of the country.

A growing protest camp in the heart of Madrid over unaffordable housing pushed Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday to pledge swift government action.