Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Sign Independence Pact Against United Kingdom
London, September 15, 2026: The nationalist First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland signed a memorandum of understanding in Cardiff on Monday morning, jointly pushing for independence from the United Kingdom. SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth, and Sinn Féin’s deputy leader Michelle O’Neill declared that Prime Minister Andy Burnham would…
London, September 15, 2026: The nationalist First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland signed a memorandum of understanding in Cardiff on Monday morning, jointly pushing for independence from the United Kingdom. SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth, and Sinn Féin’s deputy leader Michelle O’Neill declared that Prime Minister Andy Burnham would be the last PM to lead the whole of the UK.
The agreement stated that “Westminster’s time is up” and that constitutional change is coming, piling new pressure on Downing Street to authorize an independence referendum. Swinney demanded a referendum within the next five years, while O’Neill said Donald Trump’s recent comments backing Irish unification showed the debate was alive and that the British government could not hold back the tide.
Downing Street hit back, insisting Burnham remains focused on easing the cost-of-living crisis rather than “constitutional debates,” and reaffirmed his firm belief in the Union. Scotland voted against independence in a 2014 referendum, but the issue has resurfaced since Brexit, especially after Scottish voters backed staying in the EU in 2016.
