Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:52pm on 14 Sep 2026,Monday International
The first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have declared that “Westminster’s time is coming to an end” and urged the UK government to prepare for constitutional change. The nationalist leaders of Plaid Cymru, Sinn Féin and the SNP, who support their countries leaving the United Kingdom, signed an agreement stating that no Westminster government had the right to block democracy. Scotland’s John Swinney and Northern Ireland’s Michelle O’Neill called for independence referendums during a joint press conference. However, Wales’ Rhun ap Iorwerth declined to provide a timetable for a Welsh referendum. The agreement signals a coordinated push by the three nationalist parties for constitutional change across the United Kingdom.
