John Swinney faces backlash over comments while leaders Michelle O'Neill and Mary Lou McDonald sign an independence memo, coinciding with Catherine Connolly's visit to Scotland.
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Updated Sep 17
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What happened
John Swinney faces backlash over comments while leaders Michelle O'Neill and Mary Lou McDonald sign an independence memo, coinciding with Catherine Connolly's visit to Scotland.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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John Swinney
Scottish politician (born 1964)
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Michelle O'Neill
First Minister of Northern Ireland since 2024
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Mary Lou McDonald
Irish politician, President of Sinn Féin (born 1969)
Related events
- John Swinney advocated for Northern Ireland independence and promoted this goal with Sinn Féin, facing criticism from peers like Russell Findlay and Harriet Cross.
- John Swinney is actively pursuing a referendum bid for Scotland, seeking support from Sinn Féin and utilizing the platform of the Scottish Parliament.
- John Swinney and Mary Lou McDonald hosted a separatist summit in Cardiff and co-signed a declaration with a Sinn Fein leader.
- Michelle O'Neill announced a memorandum of understanding on independence, expressing a desire to break away from the UK and backing a united Ireland.
- John Swinney signed a memorandum of understanding with Michelle O'Neill on September 15th.