{"id":769309,"date":"2026-09-13T11:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/769309\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T11:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:56:19","slug":"scotland-wales-northern-ireland-to-demand-uk-allow-independence-referendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/769309\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland to demand UK allow independence referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"

The leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are set to meet on Monday to sign a joint declaration that may lead to the breakup of the United Kingdom<\/a>, according to a Sunday report from The Telegraph.<\/p>\n

The summit will take place in Cardiff, Wales, where the three ministers are expected to sign a joint declaration demanding the right to self-determination and to be allowed to hold independence referendums.<\/p>\n

According to The Telegraph, the declaration will cover multiple areas, including the economy, energy, Europe<\/a>, internal cooperation, and self-determination.<\/p>\n

The three parties will reportedly argue that they should be allowed to join the European Union<\/a>. Scotland and Wales would join as new members, with Northern Ireland being included as part of the Republic of Ireland.<\/p>\n

The memorandum is also set to include commitments to strengthening ties with European nations in preparation for the push for independence.<\/p>\n

Sources told The Telegraph that the declaration aims to increase pressure on British Prime Minister Andy Burnham<\/a> after he stated that a Scottish independence referendum could be held if it was backed by public support.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, however, Burnham reportedly sent a letter to Scottish National Party head and Scottish First Minister John Swinney, in which he insisted that a Scottish independence referendum would be \u201coff limits\u201d for the time being.<\/p>\n

According to The Telegraph, Burnham claimed that there was \u201cno consensus for an independence referendum in Scotland and nor is there a clear basis to suggest that a majority of people in Northern Ireland presently wish to separate from the United Kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n

The prime minister allegedly asserted that such a referendum would distract from \u00a0the need to focus on growing the UK\u2019s economy and lowering the cost of living<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Swinney asserted that the momentum behind the independence movement is \u201cundeniable\u201d and posited that Burnham may \u201cgo down in history as the final prime minister of the United Kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first time ever, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are led by pro-independence first ministers. There could be no clearer sign that the status quo is not sustainable \u2013 and that Westminster must prepare for a post-UK future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are set to meet on Monday to sign a joint…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":769310,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[935,59,57,58,2274,50,1647,200,56,54,55,1220],"class_list":["post-769309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-european-union","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-northern-ireland","tag-scotland","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=769309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/769310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=769309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=769309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=769309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}