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Westminster’s time is ‘coming to an end’, say first ministers of UK’s Celtic nations

Global Published 14 September 2026, 18:21 · archived 14 Sep 2026

Leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for ‘constitutional change’ at summitWestminster’s time is “coming to an end”, the first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have said at a landmark summit aimed at putting the UK’s Celtic nations on the path to independence referendums.The Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth; the Scottish National party leader, John Swinney; Sinn Féin’s vice-president, Michelle O’Neill, and the president and leader of the opposition in Ireland, Mary Lou McDonald, met in Cardiff on Monday to sign a memorandum of unders...

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