Spain’s prime minister faces difficult week as his wife and ex-PM go on trial

Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, and his socialist predecessor José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero are charged with offences including influence peddling Europe live – latest updates Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is facing one of the longest and most difficult weeks of his premiership as both his wife and his fellow socialist predecessor prepare to appear before judges investigating them for alleged influence peddling and other offences.Sánchez, who came to power in 2018 by promising to end the corruption that had mired the ruling conservative People’s party (PP), has found his family, his party and his administration engulfed by a series of scandals. Continue reading...