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The United Kingdom may disappear: Scotland, Wales and Ireland leave
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The United Kingdom may disappear: Scotland, Wales and Ireland leave

ZAP Notícias13 September 2026 at 11:40

The political leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are preparing to meet in Cardiff, in a meeting that may increase pressure on Westminster regarding the constitutional future of the United Kingdom. This meeting of Irish, Scottish and Welsh leaders aims to plan what is described as the dissolution of the United Kingdom.

According to The Telegraph, the United Kingdom as currently known may disappear soon. The departure of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would mean the country would cease to be the United Kingdom, leaving only England.

The Cardiff meeting represents coordination between the three regional governments to discuss the constitutional future, increasing pressure on the central government in Westminster. This meeting occurs in a context of growing uncertainty about the continuity of the current structure of the United Kingdom.

Why this matters

Readers in Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking world are interested in this topic because it marks a potentially historic moment in European politics: the possible fragmentation of one of the West's main allies. The meeting in Cardiff may accelerate independence processes that will have repercussions on international relations, NATO and Europe's political balance, directly affecting the strategic interests of countries like Portugal.

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