{"id":21489,"date":"2026-09-13T11:52:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/13\/devolved-leaders-unite-to-demand-independence-referendum-rights-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T11:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:52:51","slug":"devolved-leaders-unite-to-demand-independence-referendum-rights-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/13\/devolved-leaders-unite-to-demand-independence-referendum-rights-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Devolved leaders unite to demand independence referendum rights \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"A\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A fresh constitutional challenge to the UK is set to emerge on Monday as the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland gather in Cardiff to demand the right to hold independence referendums.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSFb4L9WEAUKQt9-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSFb4L9WEAUKQt9-1024x615.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSFb4L9WEAUKQt9-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSFb4L9WEAUKQt9-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSFb4L9WEAUKQt9-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSFb4L9WEAUKQt9-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSFb4L9WEAUKQt9-225x135.jpg 225w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSFb4L9WEAUKQt9-900x540.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSFb4L9WEAUKQt9-1350x810.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSFb4L9WEAUKQt9-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSFb4L9WEAUKQt9.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scotland\u2019s First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney, alongside Plaid Cymru and Sinn F\u00e9in leaders, will sign a new cooperation agreement covering the economy, energy, Europe and self-determination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement is expected to strengthen cooperation between the devolved administrations and put renewed pressure on Westminster over the constitutional future of the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swinney has described the UK\u2019s current political system as \u201cnot sustainable\u201d, as the SNP continues to push for another Scottish independence referendum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source: The Telegraph<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tCardiff, independence referendum, John Swinney, Northern Ireland, Plaid Cymru, scotland, Scottish independence, self determination, Sinn Fein, SNP, UK Politics, United Kingdom, Wales, Westminster\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Bill Giannopoulos<\/h5>\n<h4>Junior Editor<\/h4>\n<p>Bill Giannopoulos is a Junior Editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, sport, and history.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.gr\" class=\"boxed-icon fill\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/09\/13\/scotland-wales-northern-ireland-independence-referendum-rights\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fresh constitutional challenge to the UK is set to emerge on Monday as the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland gather in Cardiff to demand the right to hold independence referendums. 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