Why would those countries accept another countries debt? This type of thing was answered during the Scottish independence referendum, the same with currency etc.
Because the UK government holds the power to let them be independent and the UK debt is also debt from money spent on Wales, Scotland and NI. If they're not going to take on their share of money spent on them then why would they be permitted to become independent? That's a debt of £268 billion for Scotland right out the door.
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u/TheBlargh5000 Sep 14 '26
Each country would inherit their part of the UK debt. It's highly likely their economies would be too bad for the EU to consider letting them join.