New Catalan President Quim Torra to demand Scottish-style vote

Catalonia’s President has set out a list of demands before his first meeting with Spain’s new prime minister next week, including a call for a Scottish-style independence referendum.
Quim Torra will meet Pedro Sánchez in Madrid on Monday, the first encounter between a Spanish prime minister and a Catalan regional leader since the secessionist push last October threatened to rip the country apart.Mr Torra, 55, said the meeting was a “positive” step.