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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland demand the right to leave

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland demand the right to leave

The leaders of the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin will sign a memorandum in Cardiff on Monday demanding the right to hold independence referendums. It follows Burnham telling the Commons a Scottish vote could happen with clear consensus, then writing to Swinney to say it was off limits. All three devolved nations are now run by pro-independence parties for the first time.

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