# Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland demand referendum powers: Is the UK facing a break-up?

https://mins.news/en/item/58909

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-15 07:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c85yd2dnw25vo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Leaders of Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin have signed an agreement saying Westminster has no right to obstruct democracy and that each nation should determine its own future. Scotland and Northern Ireland called for referendums, while Wales set no timetable. Labour and Reform UK accused Plaid Cymru of seeking to break up the UK.

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