The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland meet this Monday in Cardiff to sign a joint declaration in defense of the right to self-determination. This meeting marks a historic moment for the three devolved territories of the United Kingdom.
For the first time, the three autonomous governments are simultaneously led by parties favorable to independence. In Scotland, Humza Yousaf's Scottish National Party (SNP) governs in minority. In Wales, the Welsh Labour Party, which supports independence, leads the executive. In Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin, a republican and independence party, holds the position of Prime Minister.
The joint declaration to be signed represents a unified position of the three territories before the central government of London, claiming recognition of the right of each nation to decide its own future through referendums.
This event occurs in a context of growing independence sentiment in the United Kingdom, following Brexit and recent electoral results that have strengthened pro-independence parties in all three territories.
