First ministers at Celtic summit to affirm right to seek independence from the UK
That acknowledgment that the people of Scotland can and should determine their own constitutional future is long overdue.”Latest polling suggests 47% of Scottish voters would opt for independence in a referendum held tomorrow, along with 36% in Northern Ireland and 32% in Wales. Support for independence in Scotland has hovered between 45% – 50% since the 2014 referendum, while data trends suggest it is rising in Wales and Northern Ireland.Explore more on these topicsDevolutionScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandScottish independenceAndy BurnhamJohn SwinneynewsShareReuse this content
- ▪That acknowledgment that the people of Scotland can and should determine their own constitutional future is long overdue.”Latest polling suggests 47% of Scottish voters would opt for independence in a referendum held tomorrow, along with 36
- ▪Support for independence in Scotland has hovered between 45% – 50% since the 2014 referendum, while data trends suggest it is rising in Wales and Northern Ireland.Explore more on these topicsDevolutionScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandScottish i
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First ministers Rhun ap Iorweth, Michelle O’Neill and John Swinney – pictured above attending a special St Andrew’s Day service in 2025 – will attend a landmark conference in Cardiff on Monday, where they are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding calling on Westminster to ‘prepare, plan and facilitate constitutional change’. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in fullscreenFirst ministers Rhun ap Iorweth, Michelle O’Neill and John Swinney – pictured above attending a special St Andrew’s Day service in 2025 – will attend a landmark conference in Cardiff on Monday, where they are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding calling on Westminster to ‘prepare, plan and facilitate constitutional change’.
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