{"id":378714,"date":"2026-09-15T01:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T01:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T00:00:16","slug":"is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Is this the beginning of the end for the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QT-sX5byNyg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is this the beginning of the end for the UK?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QT-sX5byNyg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The First Ministers of the UK\u2019s devolved nations will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold referendums on independence.<\/p>\n<p>SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn F\u00e9in vice president Michelle O\u2019Neill will meet in Cardiff on Monday, where they are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding pushing for referendums in their respective countries.<\/p>\n<p>The trio will meet in their capacity as party leaders, rather than as officials in their respective governments.<\/p>\n<p>Successive UK governments have been consistently against the holding of referendums on separation since the 2014 vote in Scotland and hopes earlier this week of a softening position were dashed by Downing Street.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the Commons another vote in Scotland could be held if there was a \u201cclear consensus\u201d north of the border for it, but a letter sent to Swinney later clarified a referendum remained \u201coff limits\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A Sinn F\u00e9in source told the Press Association the Cardiff summit will be about \u201cwhere the parties can work together to make a difference to people\u2019s lives; and how each of our nations has the right to shape its own future through democratic means, guided by the will of its people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The source added: \u201cIn Ireland, the constitutional future belongs to the people of this island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Good Friday Agreement gives us the democratic means to decide it, and now is the time to prepare seriously for that choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIrish unity is not a distant aspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe work of building the new Ireland must begin now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The meeting is due to take place in Cardiff on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the BBC\u2019s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Welsh First Minister ap Iorweth said: \u201cWe\u2019re talking about how we can work together, let\u2019s talk about what we have in common and what we don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Ministers of the UK\u2019s devolved nations will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold referendums on independence. SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn F\u00e9in vice president Michelle O\u2019Neill will meet in Cardiff on Monday, where they are expected to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":378715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128812],"tags":[],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-378714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-itv-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is this the beginning of the end for the UK? | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch Is this the beginning of the end for the UK? for free, here on News ISC. 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