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Celtic nations begin to plan for breakup of UK in event of Reform election win

Politics The Guardian By Rory Carroll and Lisa O’Carroll in Belfast 04 Jul 2026 06:00 1 min read
Celtic nations begin to plan for breakup of UK in event of Reform election win

Politicians brace for constitutional turmoil if Nigel Farage’s party end up in government – or even as a strong opposition The rise of Nigel Farage has prompted political leaders across Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to game the unthinkable: the breakup of the United Kingdom. Unionists who wish to save the union and nationalists who wish to end it are bracing for constitutional turmoil if Reform UK emerges triumphant – with Farage as prime minister or official leader of the opposi

Politicians brace for constitutional turmoil if Nigel Farage’s party end up in government – or even as a strong opposition

The rise of Nigel Farage has prompted political leaders across Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to game the unthinkable: the breakup of the United Kingdom.

Unionists who wish to save the union and nationalists who wish to end it are bracing for constitutional turmoil if Reform UK emerges triumphant – with Farage as prime minister or official leader of the opposition – after the next election.

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