Simon Brooke1d ago

"There are expectations too that Sinn Féin would use Plaid Cymru and SNP victories next month to boost its demands for a poll on Irish reunification by 2030, making that central to its Northern Irish election campaign in May 2027"

#UnitedIreland
#IrishReunification
#ScottishIndependence
#WelshIndependence

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/07/nationalist-wins-uk-celtic-nations-may-elections

‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK

With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie ahead

The Guardian
Show threadAngela Miller1d ago
@simon_brooke
It's a messy and interesting scenario. Starmer is unlikely to survive, so it will be a different PM who deals with the fallout. It depends whether or not they see it as an opportunity to look strong in England by denying all three of the other nations what their electorate has voted for.
Show threadSimon Brooke1d ago
@Alternatecelt I find it hard to believe that #UKLabour are capable of doing anything else. They are, in their current form, as much an #Imperialist party as #ReformUKLtd are.
Show threadAngela Miller1d ago
@simon_brooke
Definitely.
Not sure it will be a workable tactic though if all three of the 'celtic' nations work together to apply pressure.
Show threadSimon Brooke
@Alternatecelt It will certainly motivate very strong showings for all of #SinnFein, #Plaid_Cymru and the #SNP at the next #Westminster election, whenever that occurs.
Apr 7 at 3:15pmWeb
Show threadAngela Miller1d ago
@simon_brooke
Indeed, but there are ways the three administrators can work together before that too.
What we really need at the juncture are strong allies in Europe to recognise what is actually happening between Westminster and the other parliaments. That's the hard bit.