A left-wing Andalucian party has accused the region’s government of ‘virtue signalling’ over the Ceuta migrant crisis.

Por Andalucia argued that genuine solidarity means taking in migrants and unaccompanied children from the overwhelmed Spanish enclave.

It made the intervention on Wednesday as demonstrations were due to take place across Spain in support of Ceuta, coinciding with the autonomous city’s official day.

The party has refused to participate in the demonstrations or a ceremony raising the Ceuta flag at the Andalucian Parliament, accusing the political right of exploiting the crisis.

‘Ceuta doesn’t need posturing, it needs solutions,’ the party said on social media on Wednesday, adding: ‘Less posturing and more politics.’

Por Andalucia spokesman and national Izquierda Unida coordinator Antonio Maillo has described the demonstrations as an ‘instrumentalisation’ of Ceuta and accused Andalucian president Juanma Moreno of engaging in ‘political tourism’ over the crisis.

Instead, Por Andalucia has tabled a parliamentary proposal calling on the Junta to accept migrants transferred from Ceuta to mainland Spain.

Maillo said ‘true solidarity’ meant Andalucia complying with its responsibilities and helping receive both adults and children.

‘The minors have to be taken in without delay,’ he said, while arguing that people undergoing asylum and humanitarian-assistance procedures should also be accommodated.

The party’s proposal specifically calls on the Junta to accept its share of unaccompanied foreign minors from Ceuta when requested, in accordance with existing legislation and with the child’s best interests prioritised.

It also calls for Spain’s central government and regional administrations to establish a permanent system for distributing responsibility for unaccompanied minors during exceptional migration emergencies, rather than leaving border territories to cope disproportionately.

Madrid should provide sufficient funding, staff and resources to regional governments receiving them, the proposal adds.

Maillo also highlighted the human cost of the crisis, pointing to 145 reported deaths and accusing Morocco of failing to protect its own citizens.

Por Andalucia said: ‘Ceuta doesn’t need the theatre of the right. What is needed is real solidarity.’

The position has put the party firmly at odds with the PP-led Junta, which has backed symbolic acts of solidarity with Ceuta.

Por Andalucia, PSOE-A and Adelante Andalucia have all declined to participate in the Ceuta flag-raising ceremony at the regional parliament, although their precise arguments and proposals differ.