Boris Johnson has rejected opposition calls for the UK to intervene with the Spanish government over the violent scenes that erupted over Catalonia’s banned referendum.
The Foreign Secretary’s comments came after security forces clashed with protesters, reportedly leaving more than 750 people injured in the region.
Mr Corbyn condemned the "shocking police violence" being used as he insisted Prime Minister Theresa May contact her Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy over the situation.
He tweeted: "I urge Theresa May to appeal directly to Rajoy to end police violence in Catalonia & find political solution to this constitutional crisis."
However, Mr Johnson insisted the situation was something for Spain to deal with.
He tweeted: "The Catalonian referendum is a matter for the Spanish govt & people, adding: “Spain is a close ally and a good friend, whose strength and unity matters to the UK."
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox condemned the violence in Catalonia but said the Spanish government has a "right to uphold the law".
Dr Fox, who has travelled to region regularly since 1968, said: "It's quite tragic to see it."
He said: "It's a matter for the government of Spain.
"They view the referendum as being illegal and they have a right to uphold the law.
"But, of course, counterbalanced against that is the right to self-determination of peoples and how they deal with that is a matter for them.
"All I would say is that in the United Kingdom we were willing to take on the argument of the separatists in Scotland on and we were able to defeat those arguments by pointing out the benefits of the union."
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable insisted Mr Johnson should call in the Spanish ambassador and tell him that the police response was "unacceptable".
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Sir Vince said: "Police in a democracy should never drag people violently out of polling stations, whatever the arguments for or against holding a referendum.
