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The leaders of the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn FĆ©in have signed a landmark agreement in Cardiff calling on Westminster to recognise the right of people in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to determine their own constitutional futures.ā
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John Swinney, Rhun ap Iorwerth and Michelle OāNeill met in their capacities as party leaders, rather than on behalf of their respective governments. The memorandum calls for the UK Government to āprepare, plan and facilitate constitutional changeā and for greater cooperation between the three parties.ā
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It does not mean the UK is immediately breaking up, with any constitutional change requiring further political and legal processes. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has recently said a Scottish independence referendum could be considered if there was clear public demand, while also committing to the Good Friday Agreementās provisions regarding a potential referendum on Irish reunification.ā
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