{
  "id": 7323938,
  "title": "Scottish, Welsh, Irish parties declare right to break from UK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/scottish-welsh-irish-parties-declare-right-to-break-from-uk-7323938",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T13:26:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/scottish-welsh-irish-parties-declare-right-to-break-from-uk/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Leaders of nationalist parties in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have signed an agreement declaring their right to self-determination from the UK. The leaders of the Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru in Wales, and Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland met in Cardiff, Wales.\n\nThe agreement, described as a memorandum of understanding, states that their nations have the right to self-determination and that no UK government has the right to block democracy or undermine the principle that their people will decide their own future.\n\nThe leaders who signed the agreement are John Swinney of the Scottish National Party, Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru, and Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill of Sinn Fein, according to Dawn.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish party leaders claim right to choose independence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/scottish-welsh-northern-irish-party-leaders-claim-right-to-choose",
        "published": "2026-09-14T12:52:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Scottish, Welsh, Irish parties declare right to break from UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/scottish-welsh-irish-parties-declare-right-to-break-from-uk",
        "published": "2026-09-14T13:06:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Party leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland say future belongs back in EU",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/party-leaders-of-scotland-wales-and-northern-ireland-say-future",
        "published": "2026-09-14T14:18:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish parties sign agreement asserting right to leave UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/scottish-welsh-and-northern-irish-parties-sign-agreement-asserting",
        "published": "2026-09-14T14:28:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Scottish, Welsh and Irish leaders assert right to independence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/scottish-welsh-and-irish-leaders-assert-right-to-independence",
        "published": "2026-09-14T16:12:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Leaders of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland unite for self-determination",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/leaders-of-scotland-wales-northern-ireland-unite-for-self",
        "published": "2026-09-14T16:16:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish leaders unite in push to leave UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/scottish-welsh-and-northern-irish-leaders-unite-in-push-to-leave-uk",
        "published": "2026-09-14T17:33:43.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}