John Swinney, Michelle O'Neill, and Rhun ap Iorwerth
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“Our nations have the right to self-determination. No Westminster government has the right to block democracy or undermine the principle that our people will decide their own future,”
John Swinney, Michelle O'Neill, and Rhun ap Iorwerth · said 2026-09-14 · reported 2026-09-14
The three party leaders issued this statement as part of a joint agreement signed at a meeting in Cardiff on Monday.
“The future of our nations belongs in the European Union … For people watching across these islands – for people watching around the world – there could be no clearer sign that Westminster’s time is coming to an end.”
John Swinney, Michelle O'Neill, and Rhun ap Iorwerth · said 2026-09-14 · reported 2026-09-14
The joint agreement stated that the future of the three nations belongs in the EU and signaled that Westminster's time is ending.
“Momentum is behind our movements; we believe that constitutional change is coming,”
John Swinney, Michelle O'Neill, and Rhun ap Iorwerth · said 2026-09-14 · reported 2026-09-14
The joint agreement asserted that momentum is behind the independence movements and constitutional change is coming.
“For the first time ever, people across these islands have first ministers in Scotland, in Wales and in the North of Ireland who are all committed to independence from the United Kingdom,”
John Swinney, Michelle O'Neill, and Rhun ap Iorwerth · said 2026-09-14 · reported 2026-09-14
The memorandum of understanding highlighted that first ministers in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are all committed to independence from the UK.