英和和英

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English independence is a political ideal advocated by some English people that England, the largest and most populous country within the United Kingdom, should secede from the UK and become an independent sovereign state, separate from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Levels of interest in English independence have risen in recent decades as a direct result of devolution in Scotland and Wales, where Scottish independence and Welsh independence are campaigned for by important regional political parties in the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru. English independence is seen as a way to resolve the West Lothian question in British politics, whereby Scottish and Welsh MPs in the House of Commons of Parliament can decide on English matters, while English MPs do not necessarily have the same power over equivalent issues in Scotland or Wales, as they may be devolved to the Scottish Parliament or National Assembly for Wales.