Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Uniting in Demand to Leave the UK

In a report by British media outlet The Telegraph, it has been said that a joint declaration may be signed at the meeting demanding the right to determine their own future and to hold a referendum on the question of independence.

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney, Wales’s First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth and Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill will attend the meeting. Leader of the Opposition in Ireland and President of Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald will also be present at the meeting.

For the first time, pro-independence parties are leading all three devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In this situation, a new political debate has begun over the United Kingdom’s constitutional framework.

However, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has rejected the possibility of another Scottish independence referendum. He said the question of holding such a referendum before the next general election does not arise. He claimed there is no basis of clear public support for leaving the United Kingdom in Scotland or Northern Ireland.