Government welcomes Spain’s ‘firm reaction’ to Ceuta migrant surge

The government has welcomed Spain’s response to the recent surge of migrants entering the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. Following an emergency video meeting of EU interior ministers, Tuesday, aimed at easing tensions with Spain amid a Europe-wide backlash against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s migration policies, Immigration and Integration Minister Morten Bødskov said Madrid had ‘acted firmly’ to restore control of the EU’s external border. He told reporters: “Spain…