Westminster’s time is ‘coming to an end’, say first ministers of UK’s Celtic nations
From left to right: first minister for Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Féin’s president, Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorweth, and leader of the SNP, John Swinney, in Cardiff. Photograph: Jon Rowley/EPAView image in fullscreenFrom left to right: first minister for Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Féin’s president, Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorweth, and leader of the SNP, John Swinney, in Cardiff. Support for independence in Scotland has hovered between 45% and 50% since the 2014 referendum, while data suggests it is rising in Wales and Northern Ireland.On Monday, Sinn Féin’s McDonald said she expected an Irish reunification poll to take place by 2030.
- ▪From left to right: first minister for Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Féin’s president, Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorweth, and leader of the SNP, John Swinney, in Cardiff.
- ▪Photograph: Jon Rowley/EPAView image in fullscreenFrom left to right: first minister for Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Féin’s president, Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorweth, and leader of the SNP, John Swinn
- ▪Support for independence in Scotland has hovered between 45% and 50% since the 2014 referendum, while data suggests it is rising in Wales and Northern Ireland.On Monday, Sinn Féin’s McDonald said she expected an Irish reunification poll to
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From left to right: first minister for Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Féin’s president, Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorweth, and leader of the SNP, John Swinney, in Cardiff. Photograph: Jon Rowley/EPAView image in fullscreenFrom left to right: first minister for Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Féin’s president, Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorweth, and leader of the SNP, John Swinney, in Cardiff. Photograph: Jon Rowley/EPADevolutionWestminster’s time is coming to an end, say first ministers of UK’s Celtic nationsLeaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for constitutional change at summitBethan McKernan Wales correspondentMon 14 Sep 2026 09.21 EDTLast modified on Mon 14 Sep 2026 09.30…
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