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)
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