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Leaders from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will sign a memorandum for independence

The announcement comes a day after Trump said Ireland's reunification is imminent; his statements have been widely criticized in the UK.

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26 March 2026, United Kingdom, Glasgow: Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney speaks at the launch of the Scottish National Party's campaign for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election at the Citizens Theatre. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire/dpa



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John Swinney, First Minister of Scotland, in a stock image. Photo: Europa Press

Nationalist leaders from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, three of the four UK regions, will meet in Cardiff on Monday at a summit in the Welsh capital to discuss the future of the UK and signa memorandum of understanding to work towards independence.

The Welsh Chief Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru will host his Scottish counterpart, John Swinney of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP), and Michelle O'Neill of the leftist Sinn Féin of Northern Ireland, all of whom will act as leaders of their respective parties rather than leaders of British regional governments.

They plan to draft a joint declaration demanding the right of the London Government to hold independence referendums and regain more powers , a move aimed at increasing pressure on British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

In Swinney's words, a better future will only be possible through independence. The current status quo is not sustainable, and Burnham must accept that he will go down in history as the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he says.

This summit at a luxurious hotel in Cardiff will also include Irish opposition leader Mary Lou McDonald of Sinn Féin.

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The meeting comes two days after US President Donald Trump, on a visit to Dublin, said he would like to see Ireland "united" and that "sooner or later it will happen." Adiations that have been widely criticized in the UK, especially by opposition parties.

Burnham himself assured this week that the possibility of a new referendum on Scotland's independence remains "out of the debate," but suggested that this position could change if the consensus among the public for the vote were tested.

"I don't think the majority of the people in Scotland are in favour of another referendum.

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