Celtic leaders tell Burnham 'prepare for constitutional change'
The leaders will sign a memorandum of understanding and discuss economy, energy and international cooperation as they press for self-determination.
- On Monday, Scottish First Minister John Swinney, Welsh First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth, and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill convene in Cardiff to sign a memorandum asserting their nations' respective rights to self-determination.
- This summit marks the first time pro-independence parties lead all three devolved governments simultaneously, as Swinney, ap Iorwerth, and O'Neill seek to discuss cooperation and assert their nations' right to determine their own futures.
- Controversy emerged at Stormont, where Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly accused O'Neill of trying to 'weaponise the role of First Minister' without agreement, while unionist politicians challenged her authority to represent Northern Ireland on constitutional issues.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham maintains that independence referendums remain 'off limits' under the 2024 Labour manifesto, and he recently told the Commons that any future vote requires a 'clear consensus' before proceeding.
- Critics, including Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Harriet Cross, dismissed the summit as a 'blatant plot' to break up the United Kingdom, though the meeting does not legally change the constitutional path for any of the three nations.
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Scotland, Wales And Northern Ireland's Leaders Sign Pact Aimed At Breaking Up UK
Critics have described Monday's gathering as a "separatist summit." The post Scotland, Wales And Northern Ireland’s Leaders Sign Pact Aimed At Breaking Up UK appeared first on 2oceansvibe News | South African and international news.
It's been a long time since the imagination to turn the backs on no fewer people in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, London. In Scotland, a referendum failed years ago. Now party leaders of the three countries want to work out a plan as it becomes with independence.
The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will sign a deal on Monday that could begin the breakup of the United Kingdom. At a Celtic summit in Cardiff, the prime ministers will demand the right to hold a referendum on independence.
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