Celtic Nations’ Leaders Say Westminster’s Time Is Coming to an End

First ministers Rhun ap Iorwerth, John Swinney, and Michelle O’Neill met in Cardiff alongside Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and signed a memorandum supporting each nation’s right to determine its future. The agreement called on Westminster to stop blocking democratic change and proposed cooperation on economic development, energy, and European relations. Swinney and O’Neill backed independence or reunification referendums, while Iorwerth gave no timetable for Wales. The UK government defended the Union and rejected further constitutional debates or referendums.