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Does the Cardiff summit bring independence closer?

September 14, 2026

Does the Cardiff summit bring independence closer?

If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: 'Has Burnham caved on indyref2?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00315w2

The first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have declared that 'Westminster's time is coming to an end' at a summit in Cardiff.

We speak to The Herald’s Rebecca McCurdy and our Westminster correspondent Paris Gourtsoyannis about the significance of this gathering for John Swinney’s independence strategy.

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Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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